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web spinner
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noun
1.
any of several slender insects, of the order Embioptera, that nest in colonies in silken webs spun with secretions from the enlarged front legs.
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Also called
embiid
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Origin of
web spinner
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1905-1910
First recorded in
1905-10
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British Dictionary definitions for
web spinner
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web spinner
noun
1.
any small fragile dull-coloured typically tropical insect of the order
Embioptera,
which has biting mouthparts and constructs silken tunnels in which to live
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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