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BALLOONING SPIDER

\bəlˈuːnɪŋ spˈa͡ɪdə], \bəlˈuːnɪŋ spˈa‍ɪdə], \b_ə_l_ˈuː_n_ɪ_ŋ s_p_ˈaɪ_d_ə]\

Definitions of BALLOONING SPIDER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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