Araneiformes

plural noun

Ar·​a·​ne·​i·​for·​mes

variants or less commonly Araneiformia

-mēə

in old classifications

: pycnogonida

Word History

Etymology

Araneiformes from New Latin, from Latin aranea spider + New Latin -iformes; Araneiformia from New Latin, probably alteration of Araneiformes

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