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Opistho–thelae
plural noun
Opis·tho–the·lae
Definition of Opistho–thelae
in some classifications
: a large suborder of Araneae containing spiders that have nonsegmented abdomens and the first pair of spinnerets unbranched — compare liphistiomorphae
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Origin and Etymology of opistho–thelae
New Latin, from opisth- + -thelae (from Greek -thēlai, from thēlē nipple)
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