Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A division of Araneina, or true spiders, having four lungs, four spinnerets, and eight approximated ocelli: distinguished from Dipneumones.
  • A group of holothurians, represented by the genus Rhopalodina, having four water-lungs (whence the name). Schmarda. Also called Decacrenidia, Diplostomidea, and Rhopalodinæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) A division of Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs, or pulmonary sacs. It includes the bird spiders (Mygale) and the trapdoor spiders. See mygale.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tetrapneumona.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.