Usually means: Mythological figure; woman turned spider.
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  1. Arachne: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. Arachne: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. Arachne: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Arachne: Wordnik
  5. Arachne: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  7. Arachne: Dictionary.com
  8. Arachne (archaeological database), Arachne (disambiguation), Arachne (web browser), Arachne: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Arachne: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Arachne: Wiktionary

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  1. arachne: Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

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▸ noun:  (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena.

Similar:
Athena, Athene, arachnomancy, ananke, Ariadne, Minerva, Anaxarete, arethusa, Astrape, Arimasp, more...

Opposite:
Athena

Adjectives:
poor, mad, subtle, greek, diligent, mortal, charming, dew, lydian, young, yonder

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Similar:
Athena, Athene, arachnomancy, ananke, Ariadne, Minerva, Anaxarete, arethusa, Astrape, Arimasp, more...

Opposite:
Athena

Adjectives:
poor, mad, subtle, greek, diligent, mortal, charming, dew, lydian, young, yonder



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