Tubicolae

plural noun

Tu·​bic·​o·​lae

-kəˌlē

in former classifications

: a group of animals distinguished by the tubes they construct:

a

: sedentaria

b

: a group of spiders that build tubular nests

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tubi- + -colae (plural of -cola)

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