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Spider
Spider
n.
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
arachnids
comprising
the
order
Araneina
.
Spiders
have
the
mandibles
converted
into
poison
fangs
, or
falcers
.
The
abdomen
is
large
and
not
segmented
,
with
two
or
three
pairs
of
spinnerets
near
the
end
, by
means
of
which
they
spin
threads
of
silk
to
form
cocoons
, or
nests
, to
protect
their
eggs
and
young
.
Many
species
spin
also
complex
webs
to
entrap
the
insects
upon
which
they
prey
.
The
eyes
are
usually
eight
in
number
(
rarely
six
),
and
are
situated
on
the
back
of
the
cephalothorax
.
See
Illust
.
under
Araneina
.
Spider
n.
Any
one
of
various
other
arachnids
resembling
the
true
spiders
,
especially
certain
mites
, as
the
red
spider
(
see
under
Red
).
Spider
n.
An
iron
pan
with
a
long
handle
,
used
as a
kitchen
utensil
in
frying
food
.
Originally
, it
had
long
legs
,
and
was
used
over
coals
on
the
hearth
.
Spider
n.
A
trevet
to
support
pans
or
pots
over
a
fire
.
Spider
n.
A
skeleton
, or
frame
,
having
radiating
arms
or
members
,
often
connected
by
crosspieces
; as, a
casting
forming
the
hub
and
spokes
to
which
the
rim
of a
fly
wheel
or
large
gear
is
bolted
;
the
body
of a
piston
head
; a
frame
for
strengthening
a
core
or
mold
for
a
casting
,
etc
.
Spider stitch
A
stitch
in
lace
making
used
to
fill
in
open
spaces
with
threads
resembling
a
cobweb
.
Spider web
Alt
. of
Spider
's
web
Spider's web
The
silken
web
which
is
formed
by
most
kinds
of
spiders
,
particularly
the
web
spun
to
entrap
their
prey
.
See
Geometric
spider
,
Triangle
spider
,
under
Geometric
,
and
Triangle
.
Spidered
a.
Infested
by
spiders
;
cobwebbed
.
Spiderlike
a.
Like
a
spider
.
Spiderwort
n.
An
American
endogenous
plant
(
Tradescantia
Virginica
),
with
long
linear
leaves
and
ephemeral
blue
flowers
.
The
name
is
sometimes
extended
to
other
species
of
the
same
genus
.
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