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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the superfamily Araneoidea — very many tiny spiders.

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Examples

  • Villareal, S. 2001 Diet-dependent survival, development and fecundity of the spider Atypena formosana (Oi) (Araneae: Linyphiidae) - Implications for biological control in rice.

    Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard 2010

  • The linyphiid fauna of eastern Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae) — distribution patterns, diversity and endemism.

    Eastern Arc forests 2007

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