Venantes

plural noun

Ve·​nan·​tes

və̇ˈnan‧(ˌ)tēz

in some classifications

: a group comprising the hunting spiders

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin venant-, venans, present participle of venari to hunt

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