Mygalomorphae

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Translingual

Hadronyche cerberea, with non-crossing fangs clearly visible

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυγαλῆ (mugalê, “shrew”) + -morphae, feminine form of -morpha.

Proper noun

Mygalomorphae

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Araneae – spiders with fangs that point straight down (and do not cross).

Synonyms

Orthognatha

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(infraorder): Atypoidea, Barycheloidea, Ctenizoidea, Cyrtauchenioidea, Dipluroidea, Hexatheloidea, Idiopoidea, Mecicobothrioidea, Migoidea, Nemesioidea, Theraphosoidea (superfamilies)

References

Mygalomorphae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mygalomorphae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Mygalomorphae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mygalomorphae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Mygalomorphae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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