genus entomophthora

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   type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects

   SynonymsEntomophthora

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofEntomophthoraceae

Questions about genus entomophthora

What does genus entomophthora mean?

genus entomophthora means "type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects".

What is another word for genus entomophthora?

Close synonyms include Entomophthora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus entomophthora a common word?

genus entomophthora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.