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Definition of Argiopidae
1. Noun. Spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution.
Exact synonyms: Family Argiopidae, Orb-weaver
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Araneae, Araneida, Order Araneae, Order Araneida
Member holonyms: Argiope, Genus Argiope, Aranea, Araneus, Genus Aranea, Genus Araneus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Araneae, Araneida, Order Araneae, Order Araneida
Member holonyms: Argiope, Genus Argiope, Aranea, Araneus, Genus Aranea, Genus Araneus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argiopidae
Literary usage of Argiopidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"The most striking difference, however, between these spiders and the argiopidae
is in web-building habits, the type of web known as the orb-web being ..."
2. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"E Like the argiopidae, the members of this family spin orb webs but the webs
contain a hackled baud not found in those of the ..."
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