box kite spider

noun

Etymology

box kite + spider, after the spiders' somewhat rectangular thoraxes.

  1. derived from *spinnaną
  2. inherited from *spinþrijō
  3. inherited from spīþra — “spider
  4. inherited from spiþre

Definitions

  1. Any orbweaver in the genus Isoxya of tropical Africa.

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