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Definition of Barn spider
1. Noun. An orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily. "The barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'"
Exact synonyms: Araneus Cavaticus
Generic synonyms: Spider
Group relationships: Aranea, Araneus, Genus Aranea, Genus Araneus
Generic synonyms: Spider
Group relationships: Aranea, Araneus, Genus Aranea, Genus Araneus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barn Spider
Literary usage of Barn spider
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"... and the great black barn spider is the sort used for medicine in Britain. Dr.
Donaldson in a letter in " the Indian Lancet," recommends the web of the ..."