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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Spider
     The trust of the hypocrite is compared to the spider's web or
     house (Job 8:14). It is said of the wicked by Isaiah that they
     "weave the spider's web" (59:5), i.e., their works and designs
     are, like the spider's web, vain and useless. The Hebrew word
     here used is _'akkabish_, "a swift weaver."
     
       In Prov. 30:28 a different Hebrew word (semamith) is used. It
     is rendered in the Vulgate by stellio, and in the Revised
     Version by "lizard." It may, however, represent the spider, of
     which there are, it is said, about seven hundred species in
     Palestine.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  spider
       
           (Or "robot", "crawler") A program that
          automatically explores the World-Wide Web by retrieving a
          document and recursively retrieving some or all the documents
          that are referenced in it.  This is in contrast with a normal
          web browser operated by a human that doesn't automatically
          follow links other than inline images and URL redirection.
       
          The algorithm used to pick which references to follow
          strongly depends on the program's purpose.  Index-building
          spiders usually retrieve a significant proportion of the
          references.  The other extreme is spiders that try to validate
          the references in a set of documents; these usually do not
          retrieve any of the links apart from redirections.
       
          The standard for robot exclusion is designed to avoid some
          problems with spiders.
       
          Early examples were Lycos and WebCrawler.
       
          Home
          http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/robots.html)" rel="nofollow">(http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/robots.html).
       
          (2001-04-30)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;
     -- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.
     spinne, Sw. spindel. See Spin.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids
        comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles
        converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is
        large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of
        spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin
        threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect
        their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs
        to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are
        usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on
        the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under
        Araneina.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the
           Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,
           having four lungs. See Mygale. The former group
           includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see
           Saltigrad[ae]), the wolf spiders, or Citigrad[ae]
           (see under Wolf), the crab spiders, or
           Laterigrad[ae] (see under Crab), the garden, or
           geometric, spiders, or Orbitell[ae] (see under
           Geometrical, and Garden), and others. See Bird
           spider, under Bird, Grass spider, under Grass,
           House spider, under House, Silk spider, under
           Silk.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling
        the true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red
        spider (see under Red).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil
        in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used
        over coals on the hearth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or
        members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting
        forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel
        or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a
        frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Spider ant. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Solitary ant, under
        Solitary.
  
     Spider crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten
        long legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the
        great Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi),
        measuring sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs
        when they are extended.
  
     Spider fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        parasitic dipterous insects of the family
        Hippoboscid[ae]. They are mostly destitute of wings, and
        live among the feathers of birds and the hair of bats.
        Called also bird tick, and bat tick.
  
     Spider hunter (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        East Indian sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera.
  
     Spider lines, filaments of a spider's web crossing the
        field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for
        determining the exact position of objects and making
        delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines
        on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.
  
     Spider mite. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the
            genus Argas and allied genera. See Argas.
        (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.
            
  
     Spider monkey (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having very
        long legs and a long prehensile tail.
  
     Spider orchis (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant
        ({Ophrys aranifera), having flowers which resemble
        spiders.
  
     Spider shell (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus
        Pteroceras. See Pteroceras.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  spider The Web-walking part of a search engine that collects pages for
     indexing in the search engine's database. Also called a bot. The
     best-known spider is Scooter, the web-walker for the Alta Vista search
     engine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;
     -- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.
     spinne, Sw. spindel. Seee Spin.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids
        comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles
        converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is
        large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of
        spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin
        threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect
        their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs
        to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are
        usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on
        the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under
        Araneina.
  
     Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the
           Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,
           having four lungs. See Mygale. The former group
           includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see
           Saltigrad[ae]), the wolf spiders, or Citigrad[ae]
           (see under Wolf), the crab spiders, or
           Laterigrad[ae] (see under Crab), the garden, or
           geometric, spiders, or Orbitell[ae] (see under
           Geometrical, and Garden), and others. See Bird
           spider, under Bird, Grass spider, under Grass,
           House spider, under House, Silk spider, under
           Silk.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling
        the true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red
        spider (see under Red).
  
     3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil
        in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used
        over coals on the hearth.
  
     4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spider
       n 1: predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at
            the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons
            for eggs or traps for prey
       2: a computer program that prowls the internet looking for
          publicly accessible resources that can be added to a
          database; the database can then be searched with a search
          engine [syn: wanderer]
       3: a skillet made of cast iron

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αράχνη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     Italian n.
     (lb it computing) (l en spider) (Internet software)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spiþre)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Spider
     n.
     The 29th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     n.
     1 (senseid en arthropod) Any of various eight-legged, predatory
  arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
     2 (lb en Internet dated) A program which follows links on the World
  Wide Web in order to gather information.
     3 (lb en chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A float (gloss: drink)
  made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).
     4 (lb en AU NZ obsolete) An alcoholic drink made with brandy and
  lemonade or ginger beer.
     5 (lb en slang) A spindly person.
     6 (lb en slang) A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman
  in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.
     7 (senseid en snooker) (lb en snooker billiards) A stick with a
  convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue
  ball is out of reach at normal extension; a bridge.
     8 (senseid en frying pan) (lb en cookware US UK chiefly historical
  and now dialectal) A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common
  in open-hearth cookery.
     9 (lb en cooking) Implement for moving food in and out of hot oil for
  deep frying, with a circular metal mesh attached to a long handle; a
  spider skimmer
     vb.
     To move like a spider.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Spider
     n.
     The 29th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     Italian n.
     (lb it computing) (l en spider) (Internet software)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spiþre)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Spider
     n.
     The 29th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     Italian n.
     (lb it computing) (l en spider) (Internet software)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spiþre)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Spider
     n.
     The 29th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     Englanti n.
     1 hämähäkki
     2 (''tietotekniikka'') tietokoneohjelma joka käy läpi webbisivuja
  esim. hakukonetta varten

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spider
     Engelska n.
     (tagg leddjur språk=en) spindel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spider /spˈaɪdə/
  العنكبوت

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spider //ˈspaɪ̯də// //ˈspaɪ̯dɚ// /[ˈspʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]/ 
  па́як, паяк
  arthropod

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spider /spˈaɪdə/ 
  pavouk

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  spider /spˈaɪdə/ 
  pryf cop