Araneoidea

/ˌærəniːˈɔɪdiə/ noun

A superfamily of spiders in modern taxonomy, grouping together related families of spiders with similar characteristics.

Formed from 'aranea' plus the suffix '-oidea,' used in zoology to denote superfamily-level taxonomic groups. This is still an active taxonomic term in modern spider classification.

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