Retiary Definition

rēshē-ĕrē
adjective
Of or like nets or net-making.
Webster's New World
Building nets, as certain spiders.
Webster's New World
Armed with a net.
Webster's New World
noun

(zoology) Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey.

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Other Word Forms of Retiary

Noun

Singular:
retiary
Plural:
retiaries

Origin of Retiary

  • From Latin rēte net

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare Latin retiarius.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

RRERET

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YRYARY

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Words Starting With R and Ending With Y

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With Y