Nephila

== Translingual == === Etymology === Of Ancient Greek origin, analyzed as νεῖν (neîn, “to spin”) + φίλος (phílos, “love”). Literally, “fond of spinning”. === Proper noun === Nephila f A taxonomic genus within the family Nephilidae – golden silk orb-weavers. ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Nephila antipodiana, Nephila clavata, Nephila clavipes, Nephila comorana, Nephila constricta, Nephila cornuta, Nephila dirangensis, Nephila edulis, Nephila fenestrata, Nephila inaurata, Nephila komaci, Nephila kuhlii, Nephila laurinae, Nephila pakistaniensis, Nephila pilipes, Nephila plumipes, Nephila robusta, Nephila senegalensis, Nephila sexpunctata, Nephila sumptuosa, Nephila tetragnathoides, Nephila turneri, Nephila vitiana (species) †Nephila jurassica (extinct species) === References === Golden silk orb-weaver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Nephila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Nephila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Nephila at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. “Nephila”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026