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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpider
/ˈspaɪ.dər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An eight-legged predatory arachnid with unsegmented bodies and spinnerets that extrude silk.
"A small spider crawled silently across the living room wall." - 2
A device or frame with radiating legs or arms, used for holding things or as a cooking utensil.
"She used a wire-mesh spider to safely lift the dumplings from the boiling oil."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English spiden, from Old English spīdre, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *spinþrōn (meaning 'the spinner'), based on the root of the verb to spin. Historically recorded before the 12th century, the word directly references the arachnid's defining biological capability of spinning silk.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spider" is said worldwide
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araignée
Transliteration: /a.ʁɛ.je/
"Une petite araignée a tissé sa toile dans le coin de la fenêtre."
Spinne
Transliteration: /ˈʃpɪnə/
"Die Spinne baut ein komplexes Netz im Garten."
ragno
Transliteration: /ˈraɲ.ɲo/
"Il ragno cattura gli insetti con la sua tela."
araña
Transliteration: /aˈɾa.ɲa/
"La araña teje una red fina para cazar moscas."
aranha
Transliteration: /aˈɾa.ɲɐ/
"A aranha subiu pela parede do quarto."
मकड़ी
Transliteration: makṛī
"मकड़ी ने कोने में अपना जाल बना लिया है।"
蜘蛛
Transliteration: zhīzhū
"墙角有一只正在织网的蜘蛛。"
거미
Transliteration: geomi
"거미가 줄을 타고 올라갑니다."
蜘蛛
Transliteration: kumo
Script: クモ
"庭の木にクモの巣が張っている。"
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