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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Zoöl.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; -- also called
cobweb . See Geometric spider, Triangle spider, undergeometric , andtriangle .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
spiderweb .
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- noun a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
- noun a web resembling the webs spun by spiders
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