black and gold garden spider
- noun
- /blæk ənd ɡoʊld ˈɡɑrdən ˈspaɪdər/
- US
- The black and gold garden spider is harmless to humans but can look quite startling up close.
Examples
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Every summer, a black and gold garden spider builds its zigzag web near our back porch.
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We spotted a black and gold garden spider weaving its web between the tomato plants.
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Look at that black and gold garden spider on the web!
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The black and gold garden spider is often seen in late summer.
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Every summer, a black and gold garden spider builds its zigzag web near our back porch.
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We spotted a black and gold garden spider weaving its web between the tomato plants.
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The black and gold garden spider is harmless to humans but can look quite startling up close.
Synonyms
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A common spider that lives in gardens and makes round webs
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A large North American garden spider with bright yellow and black markings that makes round webs
Surface Forms
Morphology
black + and + gold + garden + spider
The phrase is a transparent descriptive noun phrase: it names a spider that is black and gold in colour and associated with gardens, with each word contributing its literal meaning. This modifier+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Black and gold garden spider is a name that gives a simple picture: it is a spider with strong black and gold markings and it often lives in a garden. That's why the name simply describes what the animal looks like and where you can find it.