web spinner

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noun

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.

Origin of web spinner

First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use web spinner in a sentence

The little web-spinner was happier than she had ever been before, and the mother began to teach her other children.
Among the Meadow People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
When his daughter went out and Brouillard was about to follow her, the genial web spinner stopped him.
The City of Numbered Days|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for web spinner

web spinner

noun

any small fragile dull-coloured typically tropical insect of the order Embioptera, which has biting mouthparts and constructs silken tunnels in which to live

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