orb-weaving spider
- noun
- /ɔrbˈwiːvɪŋ ˈspaɪdər/
- Specialized
:
araña tejedora de orbes
Examples
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An orb-weaving spider can usually be found in gardens, hanging on its beautifully crafted web.
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Children watched as a large orb-weaving spider trapped an insect in its sticky web.
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The orb-weaving spider patiently rebuilt its web each morning after the dew evaporated.
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Look at that orb-weaving spider catching its prey!
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Did you see the orb-weaving spiders in the garden?
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The orb-weaving spider spins a stunning web that catches the morning dew.
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In the garden, I spotted an orb-weaving spider carefully rebuilding its web after the rain.
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The orb-weaving spider is known for its ability to create large, circular webs that trap flying insects.
Synonyms
A spider that spins round webs to catch insects
A common spider that lives in gardens and makes round webs
A large orange and tan spider often found in barns that makes a new round web each day
An orange and tan spider with dark banded legs that spins a round web in barns
A large North American garden spider with bright yellow and black markings that makes round webs
Surface Forms
Morphology
orb-weaving + spider
The phrase is compositional: it literally denotes a spider that weaves orb-shaped (circular) webs. A B1 learner who knows 'spider' plus the sense of 'weaving' and 'orb' (a round object) can readily infer this meaning, since it follows a straightforward adjective+noun compound pattern found cross-linguistically.
Etymology
Orb-weaving spider is named for how it makes its web: orb means 'round' and weaving means making threads into a pattern, so the spider builds a round, woven web. That's why the name means a spider that spins round webs to catch insects.
