Oonopidae

plural noun

Oo·​nop·​i·​dae

ˌōəˈnäpəˌdē

: a family of small hunting spiders (suborder Dipneumonomorphae) having six eyes or none and six spinnerets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Oonops, type genus (irregular from Greek ōion egg + New Latin -ops) + -idae

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