orb-weaver
- noun
- /ˈɔrbˌwiːvər/
- Specialized
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araña de orb
- Orb weavers ride their weblines down to the floor of the mall.
Examples
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Benny, only the female orb-weaver spider will date a male one-twentieth her size.
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He slides down it like a pole, squashing the orb weaver at the bottom.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many orb-weavers create intricate webs that shine in the morning dew.
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In gardens, orb-weavers are often seen catching insects in their beautiful, circular webs.
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The orb-weaver patiently waits at the center of its web, ready to snare any passing prey.
Synonyms
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A small animal with eight legs that makes webs and often has a poisonous bite
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An animal with eight legs like a spider or scorpion
A spider that spins round webs to catch flying insects
A large orange and tan spider often found in barns that makes a new round web each day
A common spider that lives in gardens and makes round webs
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word orb-weaver combines orb, meaning 'circle' like in orbit, and weaver, a person who 'weaves' cloth. So an orb-weaver is a spider that makes round, wheel-shaped webs.