spider

Definitions


[ˈspʌɪdə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen. Spiders have fangs that inject venom into their prey, and most kinds spin webs in which to capture insects

- an object resembling a spider, especially one having numerous or prominent legs or radiating spokes



Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English spīthra, from spinnan (see spin)


[ˈspʌɪdə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move in a scuttling manner suggestive of a spider
(e.g: a treecreeper spidered head first down the tree trunk)



Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English spīthra, from spinnan (see spin)




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