true spiders

A form of true spider — Any of the infraorder Araneomorphae of spiders, distinguishable from the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and kin) by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action instead of pointing straight down.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of true spider
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