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Noun
territelarian (plural not attested)
- (rare, obsolete) A spider that spins a web on the ground.
1890, Henry Christopher McCook, American Spiders and Their Spinning Work: Motherhood and babyhood: life and death:Arthrolycosa antiqua is probably a Territelarian.
1891, “Defenses of Burrowing Spiders”, in The Popular Science Monthly, volume 38:One of the most curious examples of relation of structure to enemies, or perhaps of the reaction of hostile environment and agents upon structure, is found in a territelarian spider (Cyclocosmia truncata).
1907, Henri Coupin, The Romance of Animal Arts and Crafts:Our British Territelarian, then, excavates a dwelling and covers the walls with silken tapestry, which is continued through the doorway into the open air in the form of a long, narrow bag.
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