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orb weaver

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noun

any of numerous spiders of the family Argiopidae, characterized by loosely woven, spiraling webs that have support lines radiating outward from the center.

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Nearby words

  1. oratory,
  2. oratress,
  3. oratrices,
  4. oratrix,
  5. orb,
  6. orbicular,
  7. orbicular muscle of eye,
  8. orbicular muscle of mouth,
  9. orbicular zone,
  10. orbiculare

Origin of orb weaver

First recorded in 1885–90
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for orb weaver

  • It is not an orb-weaver and runs over its net instead of climbing along the under side of it as many orb-weavers do.

    Book of Monsters|David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) Fairchild

  • To insects of its own size, the orb-weaver is a hideous, bloodthirsty monster.

    Book of Monsters|David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) Fairchild