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araneofauna

araneofauna noun: the population of spiders inhabiting a region.

Noun

araneofauna (uncountable)

  1. The population of spiders inhabiting a region.
    • Therefore, a Jurassic araneofauna existed of orb-web weavers (Orbiculariae) including both cribellate uloborids and ecribellate araneoids.2007, David M. Martill, The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World

Origin of araneofauna

From araneo- + fauna.

Questions about araneofauna

What does araneofauna mean?
Araneofauna means the population of spiders inhabiting a region.
What part of speech is araneofauna?
Araneofauna is a noun.

Words near araneofauna in the dictionary

  1. araneidans
  2. araneids
  3. araneiform
  4. araneo-
  5. araneocenosis
  6. araneofauna
  7. araneoid
  8. araneoids
  9. araneological
  10. araneologist
  11. araneologists

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