Araneidae
plural noun
Ar·a·ne·i·dae ¦a-rə-¦nē-ə-ˌdē 
: a family of spiders (order Araneae synonym Araneida) comprising the orb weavers
Spiders of the family Araneidae build the familiar orb webs that are composed of a long thread of sticky silk laid in a spiral pattern on a frame of nonsticky threads.
Robert E. Ricklefs and Gary L. Miller, Ecology, 2000
Robert E. Ricklefs and Gary L. Miller, Ecology, 2000
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from Araneus araneus + -idae -idae
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above