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Spiderlike

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Spi´der`like`
a.1.Like a spider.
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Adj.1.Spiderlike - relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnidaspiderlike - relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderly, spidery
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
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They were described as "vast spiderlike machines, nearly a hundred feet high, capable of the speed of an express train, and able to shoot out a beam of intense heat.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
I will take it," and without further discussion it commenced to crawl up the front of the headless body, using its six short, spiderlike legs and two stout chelae which grew just in front of its legs and strongly resembled those of an Earthly lobster, except that they were both of the same size.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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