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ORB-WEAVING SPIDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orb-weaving spider mean?
• ORB-WEAVING SPIDER (noun)
The noun ORB-WEAVING SPIDER has 1 sense:
1. a spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web
Familiarity information: ORB-WEAVING SPIDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("orb-weaving spider" is a kind of...):
spider (predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey)
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