araneofauna

English

Etymology

From araneo- +‎ fauna.

Noun

araneofauna (uncountable)

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