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单词 orbitelous
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orbitelousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Orbitelae , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Orbitelae, name of a division of spiders (a1834, attributed to Latreille; < classical Latin orbis orb n.1 + tēla web: see telar adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier orbitele adj.R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form Orbitelus (see quot. 1857). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭɹbitī·ləs) /ɔːbɪˈtiːləs/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Of a spider: spinning an orb web; orb-weaving.
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orbitele1843
orbitelous1857
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Orbitelus, applied by Latreille to a tribe (Orbitelæ) of the Araneidæ, comprehending those which make their webs in regular network, composed of concentric circles crossed by straggling rays which proceed from the centre: orbitelous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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