SPIDERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida

Synonyms:

arachnidian; arachnoid; spiderlike; spiderly; spidery

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Derivation:

spider (predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey)

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