spider
nounHow to pronounce spider:
Definition of spider:
- spider (noun):
- predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey.
- any of an order (araneae synonym araneida) of arachnids having a short, usually unsegmented abdomen linked to the cephalothorax by the pedicel, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of spinnerets at the posterior end of the abdomen for spinning threads of silk for various uses (as in making cocoons for their eggs or webs to catch prey)
Synonyms for spider:
arachnid
arachnoid
aranea diademata
araneae
araneida
araneus cavaticus
argiope aurantia
barn spider
black and gold garden spider
black widow
comb-footed spider
garden spider
hunting spider
latrodectus mactans
orb-weaving spider
order araneae
order araneida
tarantula
theridiid
trap-door spider
wanderer
Antonyms for spider:
law
police
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