Etymology

dictynid

dic·tyn·id
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Today it means: Any spider in the family Dictynidae. Full definition →

New Latin Dictynidae
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  1. New Latin · derived fromDictynidae“taxonomic family”
  2. English todaydictynid

Originally only capitalized, from New Latin Dictynidae (“taxonomic family”), as Dictyna + -id.

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