cobweb spider
noun1
Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.
- Synonyms
- tangle web spider, tangle-web spider, comb-footed spider
- Coordinate terms
- funnel-web spider, purseweb spider, scaffold web spider, pan-web spider, tube-web spider, orb-web spider