Epeira

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”) + εἴρω (eírō, “weave, string”). === Proper noun === Epeira f (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaving spiders, now considered a junior synonym of Araneus. ==== Usage notes ==== At one time almost all spiders now in Araneidae, then called Epeiriade, were placed in Epeira. === References === Epeira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Epeira”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.