Definitions for spider



Overview of noun spider

The noun spider has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) spider

(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. spider, wanderer

(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. spider

(a skillet made of cast iron)

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