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Definition of Epeirid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the former genus ''Epeira'' (now ''Araneus'') of spiders. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epeirid
1. epeira [n -S] - See also: epeira
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epeirid
Literary usage of Epeirid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"epeirid/E. i. Mandibles large, strongly divergent, abdomen and legs more or less
elongate . ... epeirid^e: cephalothorax. face, and spinnerets. ..."
2. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1881)
"... and offers au explanation [which can scarcely be accepted as sufficient] of
the production of the viscid beads on the lines of epeirid snares. ..."
3. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"This fairily has b?en designated the epeirid* by most writers; but as it has been
found th»t the generic ..."
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