Spiders

Spiders

Any arachnid of the order Araneae, having a body divided into a cephalothorax with eight legs, two poison fangs, and two feelers as well as an unsegmented abdomen with several spinnerets that produce the silk used to make nests, cocoons, or webs for trapping insects.

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appendages

Animals; Spiders

Parts or organs (such as legs, spinnerets, chelicerae) that are attached to the body.

arachnida

Animals; Spiders

A principal division, or Class, of the air-breathing arthropods, the arachnids, including the scorpions, mites, spiders, harvestmen, etc.

arachnologist

Animals; Spiders

One who studies the arachnids.

araneae

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The ordinal name of all spiders; same as Araneida.

araneology

Animals; Spiders

The branch of zoology that treats only of the spiders. Arthropod.The jointed-legged animals, such as centipedes, millipedes, insects, crustaceans, spiders, scorpions, and many other less well-known ...