épière

English translation: garden spider, orb weaver

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French term or phrase:	épière
English translation:	garden spider, orb weaver
Entered by:	French Foodie

08:54 Sep 7, 2005

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Science - Zoology / animal

French term or phrase: épière

Appears in a list of animals in the "Creepy Critters Gallery" of a nature museum.

From what I can find, it is a type of spider.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

TIA
Mara

French Foodie KudoZ activity Questions: 424 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 426
Local time: 20:06

épeire - type of spider

Explanation:
it's a typo - should be épeire

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Note added at 33 mins (2005-09-07 09:27:17 GMT)
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Most common one seems to be the 'épeire diademe' - garden spider

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Note added at 35 mins (2005-09-07 09:29:28 GMT)
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GDT in fact gives 'garden spider' for 'épeire' alone.

Selected response from:

Philip Taylor
Local time: 19:06

Grading comment

Thanks very much. Interesting info from John, too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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épeire - type of spider

Philip Taylor

garden spider, orb weaver

John Speese

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Allan Jeffs

Discussion entries: 1

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23 mins confidence:

épière ...

Explanation:
Hello Mara. Could it be a category of insect?
From the verb "épier" - those that lie in wait for their prey.

Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 20:06
Native speaker of:

English

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

épière

épeire - type of spider

Philip Taylor
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks very much. Interesting info from John, too.

6 hrs confidence:

épière garden spider, orb weaver

Explanation:
As my colleagues said, it is a type of spider, the French name comes directly from the scientific name Epiera, of which there are many species, and they, along with the common genera Argiope, Micrathena and Araneus of the spider family Argiopidae (or Araneidae, depending on the authority) are collectively known as garden spiders or more inclusively, orb weavers, and most members of the family construct the familiar circular or orb-shaped web that most people picture when they think of a spiderweb in general. As for a translation, I would suggest garden spider or orb weaver spider, and then maybe write the genus name Epiera in italics after it in parenthesis, depending on what level this book is aimed at, as not all garden spiders or orb weavers are "epieres."

Reference: http://pdubois.free.fr/liste.php?MyGallery=50

John Speese
United States
Local time: 14:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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