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Noun: genus Araneus
  1. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
    - Aranea, genus Aranea, Araneus

Type of: arthropod genus

Part of: Argiopidae, family Argiopidae, orb-weaver

Encyclopedia: Genus Araneus