Meaning & use
Spiderling
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A young or newly hatched spider.
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Hundreds of spiderlings emerged from the egg sac and scattered across the web.
Spiderlings often disperse by 'ballooning,' releasing silk threads to catch the wind.
A note on using this word
Formed with the diminutive suffix '-ling,' the same one found in 'duckling' and 'gosling.'
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baby spiderhatchling
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