Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida — the spiders.

Etymologies

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Araneus +‎ -ae

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Examples

  • The oldest haplogyne spider (Araneae: Plectreuridae), from the Middle Jurassic of China

    Wired Top Stories 2010

  • The oldest haplogyne spider (Araneae: Plectreuridae), from the Middle Jurassic of China

    Blah, Blah! Technology 2010

  • 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

  • Invertebrate stocks that colonized Ascension underwent a variety of evolutionary changes including phyletic evolution leading to endemic status, adaptation to subterranean life (Araneae, Pseudoscorpiones, Collembola, and Psocoptera), character release (phorid Diptera), and probably splitting of lineages (speciation) within the island (Isopoda, Collembola, and gryllid Orthoptera).

    Ascension scrub and grasslands 2008

  • Niche expansion in the spider Wendilgarda galapagensis (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) on Cocos Island.

    Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008

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

    Eastern Arc forests 2007

  • Niche expansion in the spider Wendilgarda galapagensis (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) on Cocos Island.

    Cocos Island moist forests 2007

  • The oldest haplogyne spider (Araneae: Plectreuridae), from the Middle Jurassic of China

    Blah, Blah! Technology wasmall 2010

  • The oldest haplogyne spider (Araneae: Plectreuridae), from the Middle Jurassic of China

    Wired Top Stories Tia Ghose 2010

  • Additional data life cycle Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet) (Araneae)

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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