water spider

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Definition of water spider in English English dictionary: diving bell spider; Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water, especially the large American species (Dolomedes lanceolatus) which runs rapidly on the surface of water; called also raft spider; Called also diving spider; It lives in a bell-shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with air which the spider carries down in the form of small bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind feet; A water mite; An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants
water spiders: plural form of water spider
The water spider: water spinner

water spider

Hyphenation

wa·ter spi·der

wôtır spaydır

/ˈwôtər ˈspīdər/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈspaɪdɜr/

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