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Definition 2024
Silphidae
Silphidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Silphidae
- A taxonomic family within the superfamily Staphylinoidea – carrion beetles.
Hypernyms
- (family): Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Coleopterida - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Staphyliniformia - infraorder; Staphylinoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Nicrophorinae, Silphinae - subfamilies