araneid
noun
ara·ne·id
\ə-ˈrā-nē-əd, ˌa-rə-ˈnē-, -ˌid\
Definition of araneid
araneids
: 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 1
araneid
adjective araneid spiders an araneid webaraneidal
\¦a-rə-¦nē-ə-dəl\ adjectivearaneidan
\¦a-rə-¦nē-ə-dən\ adjective or nounFrom the M-W Editors
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Origin and Etymology of araneid
New Latin Araneida
First Known Use: 1831
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