Ctenizoidea

Translingual

Latouchia swinhoei (female)

Etymology

New Latin Cteniza (from irregular Ancient Greek κτενιζειν (ktenizein, “comb”) from κτείς (kteís, “a comb”) +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Ctenizoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Araneae – the trapdoor spiders.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Ctenizidae (sole family)

References

Trapdoor spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ctenizoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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