ˌlathrəˈdīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lathridius, type genus (from Greek lathridios secret) + -idae; from the small size of beetles belonging to this genus; akin to Greek lanthanein
: a family of small widely distributed light brown to dark brown beetles that have the wings fringed with short hair and feed chiefly on fungi