entelegyne

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noun

Any spider of the series Entelegynae.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounentelegyne (plural entelegynes)

plural entelegynes

  1. biologyAny spider of the series Entelegynae.
adjectiveentelegyne (comparative more entelegyne, superlative most entelegyne)

comparative more entelegyne · superlative most entelegyne

  1. Related to or characteristic of spiders in the series Entelegynae.

Origin

  1. translingualEntelegynae
  2. Englishentelegyne

Borrowed from translingual Entelegynae.

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Cite this entry
APA

entelegyne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entelegyne

MLA

“entelegyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entelegyne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entelegyne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entelegyne.

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