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spider

Dictionary definition · spider

noun

  1. 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
  2. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
  3. a skillet made of cast iron

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).