noun
primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera
• Syn: ↑genus Mastotermes
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mastotermitidae, ↑family Mastotermitidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Mastotermes darwiniensis, ↑Mastotermes electromexicus, ↑Mastotermes electrodominicus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.