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Elateroidea
Elateroidea
Translingual
Proper noun
Elateroidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the infraorder Elateriformia – the click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles etc.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Elateriformia - infraorder
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Anischiidae, Artematopodidae, Brachypsectridae, Cantharidae, Cerophytidae, Drilidae, Elateridae, Eucnemidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Omalisidae, Omethidae, Phengodidae, Plastoceridae, Rhagophthalmidae, Telegeusidae, Throscidae - famillies