Enoplognatha

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔνοπλος (énoplos, “armed, bearing weapons”) +‎ Ancient Greek γνᾰ́θος (gnắthos, “jaw”) +‎ -a, due to their mandibles.

Proper noun

Enoplognatha f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – certain cobweb spiders.

See also

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