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

History and Etymology for Opistho-thelae

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

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