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n. an order of arthropods constituting the spiders.
Syn. -- order Araneae, Araneida, order Araneida. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. [ from the order Araneida. ] relating to or resembling a spider.
Syn. -- araneidan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the Araneina; a spider. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ L. aranea spider + -form. ] (Zool.) Having the form of a spider. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. aranea spider. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and tracheæ in the abdomen. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Araneina. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. araneosus. ] Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web. ] Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See Arachnoid. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]