"spider" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspaɪdə(r)/ Audio: En-us-spider.ogg [US], en-au-spider.ogg [Australia] Forms: spider [singular], spiders [plural]
enPR: spī'də(r) Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A spider is an arthropod with eight legs that makes webs to catch its food.
    Sense id: simple-spider-en-noun-tKnGsDLz
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