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Definition of Subfamily Cetoniidae
1. Noun. Considered a separate family in some classification systems.
Exact synonyms: Cetoniidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae
Member holonyms: Cetonia, Genus Cetonia
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae
Member holonyms: Cetonia, Genus Cetonia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subfamily Cetoniidae
Literary usage of Subfamily Cetoniidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insect Life by Division of Entomology, United States Bureau of Entomology (1891)
"The number of species may be said to be certainly 12000, and more probably is
nearer 13000; the subfamily Cetoniidae comprising upwards of 1600 species, ..."