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garden spider

garden spider

2.8
A common spider that lives in gardens and makes round webs
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : araña de jardín

Examples

  • This wasn't a garden spider; it was about half as tall as me, with a head like an artichoke on a barrel-shaped torso and eight arms sticking out from the sides.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The garden spider, known for spinning intricate orb-shaped webs, was beautifully highlighted by the morning dew.

  • As I walked through the garden, I noticed a garden spider skillfully weaving its web between the flower stems.

  • In the corner of the garden, a garden spider patiently waited for its prey in a perfectly crafted orb web.

Synonyms

Aranea diademata
vsgarden spider
  • Specialized
8.4

A common garden spider with a white cross on its back

is the general common garden type without a unique cross marking
Araneus
vsgarden spider
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of spiders that make round webs, including common garden and barn spiders

is the common garden kind but not limited to a single genus
orb-weaver
vsgarden spider
  • Specialized
8.9

A spider that spins round webs to catch insects

is the local European common type rather than a global family member

How Dangerous

black widow
  • US
12 5.6
garden spider
  • UK
2.8
wolf spider
1 6.9

Surface Forms

garden spider singular
garden spiders plural

Morphology

garden + spider

The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from 'garden' (a place where plants are grown) + 'spider' (an arachnid): a spider found in or associated with a garden. This noun-noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic modifier-head pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Garden spider is a straightforward name that combines garden and spider to paint a simple picture: a spider making round, wheel-shaped webs between plants and flowers. That's why the name means 'a common type of spider found in gardens'.