ENTOMOPHTHORALES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Entomophthorales mean? 

• ENTOMOPHTHORALES (noun)
  The noun ENTOMOPHTHORALES has 1 sense:

1. coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae

  Familiarity information: ENTOMOPHTHORALES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTOMOPHTHORALES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Entomophthorales; order Entomophthorales

Hypernyms ("Entomophthorales" is a kind of...):

fungus order (the order of fungi)

Meronyms (members of "Entomophthorales"):

Entomophthoraceae; family Entomophthoraceae (mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects)

Holonyms ("Entomophthorales" is a member of...):

class Zygomycetes; Zygomycetes (class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota)