genus argiope

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

   SynonymsArgiope

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofArgiopidae

Questions about genus argiope

What does genus argiope mean?

genus argiope means "the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders".

What is another word for genus argiope?

Close synonyms include Argiope. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus argiope a common word?

genus argiope is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.