Protoxenidae

Pronunciation
/PROH-toh-ZEN-id-ee/
Category
Taxonomy
Plural
Protoxenidae

Definition

A family of beetles belonging to the superfamily Cucujoidea.

Etymology

From Greek 'protos', meaning 'first' or 'primitive', and 'xenos', meaning 'guest'.

Example

Members of the Protoxenidae family are characterized by their unique body structures.

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