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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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Words nearby water spider

water-soak, water softener, water soldier, water-soluble, water spaniel, water spider, water splash, watersport, water sports, waterspout, water sprite

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

A change of diet was imperative, and, in seeking for this, he came into collision with the water-spider.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English

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