epeirid

English

A male strawberry spider (Araneus alsine). Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Etymology

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Noun

epeirid (plural epeirids)

1. (zoology) Any of the former genus Epeira (now Araneus) of spiders.

See also

• araneid

Further reading

• Araneus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Araneus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies