epeira

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noun

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plural -s

: a spider of the genus Araneus : garden spider

Epeira

2 of 2

Epei·​ra

ə̇ˈpīrə

taxonomic synonym of aranea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from epi- + -eira (from Greek eirein to fasten in rows, string together)

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