territelarian

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noun

A spider that spins a web on the ground.

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Meanings

nounterritelarian (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralobsoleterareA spider that spins a web on the ground.

    Arthrolycosa antiqua is probably a Territelarian.

    1890, Henry Christopher McCook, American Spiders and Their Spinning Work: Motherhood and babyhood: life and death
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    One of the most curious examples of relation of structure to enemies, or perhaps of the reaction of hostile environment and agents upon structure, is found in a territelarian spider (Cyclocosmia truncata).

    1891, “Defenses of Burrowing Spiders”, in The Popular Science Monthly, volume 38

    Our British Territelarian, then, excavates a dwelling and covers the walls with silken tapestry, which is continued through the doorway into the open air in the form of a long, narrow bag.

    1907, Henri Coupin, The Romance of Animal Arts and Crafts

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

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“territelarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territelarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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