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Definition: EPEIRA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epeira" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1825. (references)

Etymology:Epeira \E*pei"ra\, noun. [New Latin]. (references)

Definition: EPEIRA

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EPEIRA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1825. (references)

Etymology:Epeira \E*pei"ra\, noun. [New Latin]. (references)