EPEIRA

E*pei"ra, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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