spider (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body
def they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
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Hypernym arachnid, arachnoid
Member holonym Araneae, order Araneae, Araneida, order Araneida
Derivationally related form spider → spidery
Hyponym orb-weaving spider; black and gold garden spider, Argiope aurantia; barn spider, Araneus cavaticus; garden spider, Aranea diademata; comb-footed spider, theridiid; black widow, Latrodectus mactans; tarantula; wolf spider, hunting spider; trap-door spider
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Derivationally related form spidery → spider
Hyponym arachnid, arachnoid
Member meronym Araneae, order Araneae, Araneida, order Araneida
Hypernym orb-weaving spider; black and gold garden spider, Argiope aurantia; barn spider, Araneus cavaticus; garden spider, Aranea diademata; comb-footed spider, theridiid; black widow, Latrodectus mactans; tarantula; wolf spider, hunting spider; trap-door spider

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