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Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.

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  • webspinner — web spinner n. Any of various social insects of the order Embioptera, having two winged males and wingless females, both of which produce silk from glands in the front legs. * * * ▪ insect also called  Embiid         any of about 170 species of… …   Universalium

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  • orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… …   Universalium

  • embiopteran — noun Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs. Syn: webspinner See Also: embiopterous …   Wiktionary

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  • web spinner — any of an order (Embiidina) of small, tropical and subtropical insects that live in silk lined tunnels underground, under bark, etc.: also webspinner n …   English World dictionary

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