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Theridiidae

noun

a family of comb-footed spiders

• Syn: ↑family Theridiidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Araneae, ↑order Araneae, ↑Araneida, ↑order Araneida

• Member Meronyms: ↑comb-footed spider, ↑theridiid, ↑Latrodectus, ↑genus Latrodectus

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\\ˌtherəˈdīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Theridion, type genus (from Greek thēridion, diminutive of thēr wild beast) + -idae — more at fierce

: a family of spiders that spin netlike webs and have usually a small globose body and slender legs

Useful english dictionary. 2012.