ARGIOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Argiope mean? 

• ARGIOPE (noun)
  The noun ARGIOPE has 1 sense:

1. the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders

  Familiarity information: ARGIOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARGIOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Argiope; genus Argiope

Hypernyms ("Argiope" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Argiope"):

Argiope aurantia; black and gold garden spider (a widely distributed North American garden spider)

Holonyms ("Argiope" is a member of...):

Argiopidae; family Argiopidae; orb-weaver (spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution)