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Argiopidae

noun

spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution

• Syn: ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb-weaver

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Araneae, ↑order Araneae, ↑Araneida, ↑order Araneida

• Member Meronyms: ↑Argiope, ↑genus Argiope, ↑Aranea, ↑genus Aranea, ↑Araneus, ↑genus Araneus

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\\ˌärˌjīˈäpəˌdē, -_jē-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Argiope, type genus + -idae

: a cosmopolitan family of orb-weaving spiders with eight similar eyes, legs hairy or spiny, and no stridulating organs and including many well-known large or brightly colored garden spiders

Useful english dictionary. 2012.