web spinner

/wɛb ˌspɪnər/
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Definitions of web spinner
  1. noun
    any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin
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    insect
    a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum
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