Dossenus
Genus of spiders
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Dossenus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. As of 2017[update], it contains 3 species.[1]
| Dossenus | |
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| Dossenus marginatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trechaleidae |
| Genus: | Dossenus Simon[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dossenus marginatus | |
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Etymology
Dossenus was a monster from Roman theatre. It was a hybrid of human and animal and was portrayed as one who would eat and chomp its way through anything. The name Dossenus roughly translates to "ever-chomping" in English.[2]