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web spinner
noun
- any of several slender insects, of the order Embioptera, that nest in colonies in silken webs spun with secretions from the enlarged front legs.
web spinner
noun
- any small fragile dull-coloured typically tropical insect of the order Embioptera, which has biting mouthparts and constructs silken tunnels in which to live
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Word History and Origins
Origin of web spinner1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
The little web-spinner was happier than she had ever been before, and the mother began to teach her other children.
From Project Gutenberg
When his daughter went out and Brouillard was about to follow her, the genial web spinner stopped him.
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