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Definition of Epeirids
1. epeirid [n] - See also: epeirid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epeirids
Literary usage of Epeirids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1902)
"In those epeirids that have humps or spines on the abdomen the male sex is ...
The head of male epeirids is nearly always narrower than that of the female. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1890)
"epeirids drop and lie still for a time, but that is because, if they run about,
they have difficulty in finding the thread that leads back to their web. ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"The color sense appeared to be fairly well developed, with a very decided preference
for red. The authors do not believe that spiders feign death. epeirids ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1904)
"... (as certain epeirids), or repeated a number of times on successive days (cf.
my observations on ..."
5. Regeneration by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1901)
"... habit in connection with the better regeneration of the leg at the base, since
the leg can presumably also regenerate at any level, as in the epeirids. ..."
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