sea spider
any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
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How to use sea spider in a sentence
There's an old hostelry down there near the bay called the sea spider House.
Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; | "Noname"He put on his hat, and holding the two pieces of check in his hand, he left the sea spider House.
Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; | "Noname"
British Dictionary definitions for sea spider
a small marine arachnid, having four pairs of legs and somewhat resembling a spider, unusual in that the male carries the eggs once they are laid and cares for the offspring
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