Clubionidae

plural noun

Club·​i·​on·​i·​dae

ˌkləbēˈänəˌdē

: a family of terrestrial tube-weaving spiders lacking cribellum, calamistrum, and colulus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Clubiona, type genus (irregular from Greek kleos glory + bioun to live) + -idae; akin to Greek klytos famous, Greek bios life

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