British Dictionary definitions for water spider

water spider

noun

a Eurasian spider, Argyroneta aquatica, that spins a web in the form of an air-filled chamber in which it lives submerged in streams and ponds

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Examples from the Web for water spider

Historical Examples

Now, the water-spider lived by himself in a bubble of his own making.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"
Douglas English
He had torn the water-spider's nest and crushed the spider herself.
The Pond
Carl Ewald
It looks more like a water-spider than anything else, commented Jerry Jackson, one of the Jersey twins.
The Eight-Oared Victors
Lester Chadwick
One variant makes the dilsta′yaʻtĭ, water-spider (“scissors,” Dolomedes), help in the work.
Myths of the Cherokee
James Mooney
In another version the Dragon-fly assists the Water-spider by pushing the tusti from behind.
Myths of the Cherokee
James Mooney

water spider

Examples from the Web for water spider

Historical Examples

Now, the water-spider lived by himself in a bubble of his own making.

He had torn the water-spider's nest and crushed the spider herself.

It looks more like a water-spider than anything else, commented Jerry Jackson, one of the Jersey twins.

One variant makes the dilsta′yaʻtĭ, water-spider (“scissors,” Dolomedes), help in the work.

In another version the Dragon-fly assists the Water-spider by pushing the tusti from behind.