Epeira — was a genus of spiders, now considered a junior synonym of genus Araneus Clerck, 1757.It was first coined by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805, for a range of spiders now considered Araneidae (orb weavers). Over time, a rather diverse set of… … Wikipedia
Epeira — E*pei ra, n. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider ({E. diadema}). They spin geometrical webs. See {Garden spider}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epeira — Epeira, Gattung der Radspinnen (s.d.) mit acht Augen in vier Reihen, die zwei mittleren Reihen erweitert; Arten: die Kreuzspinne (E. diadema) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
epeira — e·pèi·ra s.f. TS zool.com. → ragno crociato {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1892. ETIMO: dal lat. scient. Epeira, comp. di epi sopra e del gr. eírō io intreccio … Dizionario italiano
Epeira diadema — Epeira diadema, Kreuzspinne … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Epeira diadema — Garden Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epeira — e|pei|ra Mot Pla Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
epeira — {{hw}}{{epeira}}{{/hw}}s. f. Ragno caratterizzato da una serie di macchie a forma di croce sul dorso, che intesse ampie tele fra i rami … Enciclopedia di italiano
epeira — pl.f. epeire … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
epeira — epei·ra … English syllables
