cobweb spider

noun

Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

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tangle web spidertangle-web spidercomb-footed spider
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Meanings

nouncobweb spider (plural cobweb spiders)

plural cobweb spiders

  1. Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

    Synonyms: tangle web spider, tangle-web spider, comb-footed spider

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

Similar
tangle web spidertangle-web spidercomb-footed spider
Also see
comb-footed spider

Translations

Dutch kogelspin
  • kogelspinany spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae
German Kugelspinne, Haubennetzspinne
  • Kugelspinneany spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae
  • Haubennetzspinneany spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae
Cite this entry
APA

cobweb spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobweb%20spider

MLA

“cobweb spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobweb%20spider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobweb spider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobweb%20spider.

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