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ARGIOPE

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Meaning:

The type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders

Synonyms:

Argiope; genus Argiope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Argiope" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Argiope"):

Argiope aurantia; black and gold garden spider (a widely distributed North American garden spider)

Holonyms ("Argiope" is a member of...):

Argiopidae; family Argiopidae; orb-weaver (spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution)

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