Leptoneta

Translingual

Etymology

From lepto- (“thin, narrow”, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)) +‎ Ancient Greek νήτη (nḗtē, “the highest note or lowest string of a string instrument”, variant of νεᾰ́τη (neắtē)). The second element is likely an allusion to the spider's silk.

Proper noun

Leptoneta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Leptonetidae – certain haplogyne spiders.

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