Dictynidae

plural noun

Dic·​tyn·​i·​dae

dikˈtinəˌdē

: a family of spiders that spin irregular webs composed partly of threads curled by means of the calamistrum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dictyna, type genus (irregular from Greek diktyon net) + -idae

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