Araneus

noun

Ara·​ne·​us

ə-ˈrā-nē-əs

: a genus of spiders (family Araneidae, the orb weavers) typically producing wheel-shaped webs and including the common garden spiders

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Latin, "spiderweb, spider,"

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