OPISTHO-THELAE


Meaning of OPISTHO-THELAE in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈthē(ˌ)lē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from opisth- + -thelae (from Greek -thēlai, from thēlē nipple)

in some classifications : a large suborder of Araneida containing spiders that have nonsegmented abdomens and the first pair of spinnerets unbranched — compare liphistiomorphae

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