triangle spider

noun

Any spider of the genus Hyptiotes, especially the small American spider (Hyptiotes cavatus) that lives among the dead branches of evergreen trees. It constructs a triangular web. The spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with it.

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Meanings

nountriangle spider (plural triangle spiders)

plural triangle spiders

  1. Any spider of the genus Hyptiotes, especially the small American spider (Hyptiotes cavatus) that lives among the dead branches of evergreen trees. It constructs a triangular web. The spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with it.

    Synonyms: triangle weaver

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny spider of the genus Hyptiotes, especially the small American spider (Hyptiotes cavatus) that lives among the dead branches of evergreen trees. It constructs a triangular web. The spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with it.

Similar
triangle weaver
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APA

triangle spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triangle%20spider

MLA

“triangle spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triangle%20spider. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triangle spider,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triangle%20spider.

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