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web-spinner

UK
/ˈwɛb ˌspɪn.ər/
US
/ˈwɛb ˌspɪn.ɚ/

Translations

web-spinnernoun
UK
/ˈwɛb ˌspɪn.ər/
US
/ˈwɛb ˌspɪn.ɚ/
Countable compound noun; plural in -s.
embieTerme de zoologie pour l’insecte de l’ordre des Embioptères.
Web-spinners live in galleries made of silk.
Les embies vivent dans des galeries de soie.
tisseur de toile
The web-spinner built a delicate silk shelter between the branches.
Le tisseur de toile a construit un abri de soie délicat entre les branches.
Additional translations
araignée tisseuseEmploi plus descriptif, valable pour un arachnide tissant une toile.
Synonyms
web-builder
schemer
plotter
intriguer
manipulator
weaver
spin doctor
spider
arachnid
web-weaver
orb-weaver
cobweb-spinner
spinner
silk-spinner
web-spinneradjective
Relational adjective used attributively; no comparative forms.
embioptèreEn contexte scientifique ou zoologique.
The web-spinner silk was exceptionally strong.
La soie embioptère était exceptionnellement résistante.
Synonyms
spider-like
arachnid
arachnoid
cobwebby
silken
silk-producing
silk-spinning
web-making
web-forming
web-weaving
web-spinning

Definitions

web-spinnernoun
A spider or similar arthropod that spins a web or silk shelter.
The web-spinner built a delicate silk shelter between the branches.
An insect of the order Embioptera, which produces silk from its front legs.
Web-spinners live in galleries made of silk.
web-spinneradjective
Relating to a web-spinner or to web-spinning.
The web-spinner silk was exceptionally strong.
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