Sedentariae

plural noun

Sed·​en·​tar·​i·​ae

-ēˌē

in former classifications

: a group including sedentary web-spinning spiders that wait for their prey to become entangled in their snares

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of sedentarius sedentary

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