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ARANEUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
Synonyms:
Aranea; Araneus; genus Aranea; genus Araneus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Araneus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Araneus"):
Araneus cavaticus; barn spider (an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily)
Aranea diademata; garden spider (a spider common in European gardens)
Holonyms ("Araneus" is a member of...):
Argiopidae; family Argiopidae; orb-weaver (spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution)