velvet spider

noun

any spider, of the family Eresidae, that build unkempt webs

Meanings

nounvelvet spider (plural velvet spiders)

plural velvet spiders

  1. any spider, of the family Eresidae, that build unkempt webs

Translations

Dutch koepelspin
  • koepelspinspider of the family Eresidae
German Röhrenspinne
  • Röhrenspinnespider of the family Eresidae
Spanish erésido
  • erésidospider of the family Eresidae
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APA

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Chicago

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