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cobweb spider

cobweb spider noun: any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

cobweb spider: any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb...
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Noun

cobweb spider (plural cobweb spiders)

  1. Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.
    Synonyms:
    tangle web spider, tangle-web spider, comb-footed spider

Synonyms of cobweb spider

Forms of cobweb spider

pluralcobweb spiders

Questions about cobweb spider

What does cobweb spider mean?
Cobweb spider means any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.
What part of speech is cobweb spider?
Cobweb spider is a noun.
What is the plural of cobweb spider?
The plural of cobweb spider is cobweb spiders.

Words near cobweb spider in the dictionary

  1. cobweb chart
  2. cobweb model
  3. cobweb models
  4. cobweb site
  5. cobweb sites
  6. cobweb spider
  7. cobweb spiders
  8. cobweb theories
  9. cobweb theory
  10. cobwebbed
  11. cobwebberies

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