garden-spider
51spider — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. arachnid, spinner, harvestman, daddy longlegs. Common spiders include: tarantula, black widow, garden, diadem, grass, trapdoor, crab, water, bird, brown, hermit, wolf, jumping, burrowing, hunting, violin back, brown recluse,… …
52spider mite — any of numerous, variously colored web spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees. [1865 70] * * * or red spider Any plant feeding mite in the family Tetranychidae, common pests on… …
53spider mite — noun web spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees • Syn: ↑tetranychid • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Hyponyms: ↑red spider, ↑red spider mite, ↑Panonychus ulmi …
54spider mite — spi′der mite n. ivt any of numerous, variously colored, web spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees • Etymology: 1865–70 …
55List of spider common names — This is an incomplete and inauthoritative list of common spider names in the English language.* Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer (Araneidae) Starbellied orbweaver * Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) Whitebanded tarantula or… …
56Orb-weaver spider — Argiope catenulata Scientific classification Kingdom …
57Argiope (spider) — Argiope Argiope sp. with web Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
58Geometric spider — Geometric Ge o*met ric, Geometrical Ge o*met ric*al, a. [L. geometricus; Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]om[ e]trique.] 1. Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of, geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution of a problem.… …
59diadem spider — noun Etymology: so called from its crown shaped markings : a European garden spider (Aranea diadema) * * * diadem spider noun The common garden spider (from its markings) • • • Main Entry: ↑diadem …
60Diadem spider — Diadem Di a*dem, n. [F. diad[ e]me, L. diadema, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to bind round; dia through, across + ? to bind; cf. Skr. d[=a] to bind.] 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence… …
