embiid

[ em-bee-id ]
/ ˈɛm bi ɪd /

noun

web spinner.

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Origin of embiid

< New Latin Embiidae the web spinner family, equivalent to Embi(a) a genus (< Greek, feminine of émbios having life) + -idae -id2

Words nearby embiid

ember goose, ember week, emberizine, embezzle, embezzlement, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, embla, emblaze, emblazon
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