Meaning & use
spider
A small eight-legged creature, most kinds of which spin silk webs to catch insects for food.
See it in a sentence
A spider had spun an intricate web across the corner of the porch overnight.
Some people have an intense fear of spiders even though most species are harmless.
A note on using this word
Spiders are arachnids, not insects, since they have eight legs rather than six, a common point of confusion.
Words with a similar meaning
arachnid
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