noun

spider

spider

A spider is crawling on the wall.

A spider is crawling on the wall.

She has a fear of spiders.

She has a fear of spiders.

a spider a small creature with eight legs I saw a spider in the bath.

Synonyms: arachnid

From Old English *spīthra* ('spinner'), related to the Proto-Germanic root *spin- ('to spin').

Think of the word 'spin' – a spider is a creature that spins a web.

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