ara·ne·id
| \ ə-ˈrā-nē-əd, ˌa-rə-ˈnē-, -ˌid \
plural araneids
Definition of araneid
: a spider of the family Araneidae : orb weaver
Many of them were orb weavers of the family Araneidae. Whatever was fatal for the birds seemed to be highly beneficial for the araneids.— David Quammen, The Song of the Dodo, 1996
broadly
: spider sense 1
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“Araneid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/araneid. Accessed 24 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of araneid was in 1831
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