garden-spider

  • 1Garden spider — Garden Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits,… …

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  • 2garden spider — ▪ arachnid cross spider        a member of the orb weaver family Araneidae (order Araneida) characterized by white marks arranged in the form of a cross on the abdomen. A fairly common species, the garden spider occurs throughout the Northern… …

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  • 3garden spider — noun a spider common in European gardens • Syn: ↑Aranea diademata • Hypernyms: ↑spider • Member Holonyms: ↑Aranea, ↑genus Aranea, ↑Araneus, ↑genus Araneus * * * …

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  • 4garden-spider — n. Cross spider, diadem spider …

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  • 5European garden spider — For the 1952 documentary film, see The Garden Spider. Araneus diadematus Female waiting for prey. Notice the signal thread …

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  • 6European garden spider — noun A common arachnid, scientific name Araneus diadematus Syn: cross spider, diadem spider, garden spider …

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  • 7black and gold garden spider — noun a widely distributed North American garden spider • Syn: ↑Argiope aurantia • Hypernyms: ↑spider • Member Holonyms: ↑Argiope, ↑genus Argiope …

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  • 8black and gold garden spider — noun a North American garden spider …

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  • 9Spider web — Spider s Web redirects here. For other uses, see Spider s Web (disambiguation). Spiral orb webs in Karijini, Western Australia …

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  • 10Garden — Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers,… …

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