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Definition of Mastotermes darwiniensis
1. Noun. Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mastotermes Darwiniensis
Literary usage of Mastotermes darwiniensis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1896)
""ús genus is founded upon a species from Port Darwin, W. Mastotermes darwiniensis,
n.sp. (PI. xxxv. figs. 3-3<t. ..."
2. Convergence in Evolution by Arthur Willey (1911)
"Froggatt thinks that the discovery of the giant termite from Port Darwin,
Mastotermes darwiniensis, "brings them almost into touch with the family Blattidae ..."
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