spider
noun
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
spiderlike
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a word derived from
spider.
Example Sentences
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A blue face staring blankly from a shelf; a green spiderlike machine splaying its legs out of a basket on the ground; a delicate dragonfly robot balanced on a worktable.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
In further experiments, the researchers tested their process on other types of virtual robots, such as adding new leg sections to a spiderlike bot and having it relearn how to crawl.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2022
The entry, from Hudson Rowan, 14, was an electric concoction of colors: a pink and purple and turquoise creature with a wild bloodshot stare, a toothy neon grin and spiderlike legs.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
In early 2018, Wang and Huang Diying, a researcher at NIGPAS, separately published specimens in Nature Ecology & Evolution with spiderlike bodies trailed by long, scorpionesque tails.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2019
Soon, the invaders had taken over the English countryside using hundred-foot-high fighting machines with spiderlike legs and “long, flexible, glittering tentacles.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
