gasteracanthine

G2A1S1T1E1R1A1C3A1N1T1H4I1N1E1

noun

A spider of the genus Gasteracantha.

Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noungasteracanthine (plural gasteracanthines)

plural gasteracanthines

  1. A spider of the genus Gasteracantha.

    The web of gasteracanthines is a complete orb, made either vertically or on an inclined plane, with an open hub, many radii and viscid spirals.

    1997, Ansie S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, African spiders: an identification manual, page 113
Cite this entry
APA

gasteracanthine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasteracanthine

MLA

“gasteracanthine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasteracanthine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gasteracanthine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasteracanthine.

Source: gasteracanthine on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.