red spider
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of red spider
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Oddly enough, when I try to grow it as a houseplant, it always succumbs to red spider mites.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
The makeup “became a necessity when your cheeks could be covered in creeping red spider veins or suddenly erupt in bleeding sores.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
One thing is for certain: The iconic red-and-blue spider suit is history, replaced by a sleek, streamlined black outfit with a deep red spider on the chest and cobwebs on the shoulders and head.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2011
Insecticides seem unnecessary; Haney follows his own no-first-use policy and says he has not had any bugs at all, but remains vigilant against red spider mites.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jim nodded and glanced up at the red spider web that was dotted clear to the eighteenth floor with black dots of workmen.
From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré
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