spider

spi-der · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An eight-legged creature that spins webs to catch insects.

  2. 2.

    [computing]A program that searches the internet.

Forms

plural: spiders

Related words

See also: arachnid, insect, web
Synonyms: arachnid

Etymology

From Old English spīþra, from spinnan ("to spin").