Cyrtaucheniidae
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Aptostichus_stephencolberti_male_holotype.jpg.webp)
Aptostichus stephencolberti (male)
Etymology
Cyrtauchenius, from the Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “arched, bent, swollen”) and αὐχήν (aukhḗn, “neck, throat”) to produce the meaning "arched neck" + -idae
Proper noun
Cyrtaucheniidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – the wafer trapdoor spiders.
Usage notes
- Cyrtaucheniidae is the sole family in Cyrtauchenioidea.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order
References
Cyrtaucheniidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cyrtaucheniidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Cyrtaucheniidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons