sea spider

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Definition of sea spider in English English dictionary

Any arthropod in the taxonomic class Pycnogonida

Any pycnogonid

Any of various marine arthropods of the class Pycnogonida, having long legs and a relatively small body. Also called pycnogonid

any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs

Any maioid crab; a spider crab

See Maioid, and Spider crab, under Spider

Related Terms

sea spiders

plural form of sea spider

sea spiders

pycnogonida

Hyphenation

sea spi·der

Turkish pronunciation

si spaydır

Pronunciation

/ˈsē ˈspīdər/ /ˈsiː ˈspaɪdɜr/