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sea spider

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

sea spider

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small marine arachnid, having four pairs of legs and somewhat resembling a spider, unusual in that the male carries the eggs once they are laid and cares for the offspring

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

pycnogonid

arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

order Pycnogonida, Pycnogonida - sea spiders

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arthropod Chelicerata crustacean order Pycnogonida pycnogonid Pycnogonida superclass Chelicerata			At the south end, offshore from the wind farm at Blyth, lies the Trink, a ridge of limestone partly covered by gravels, cobbles and boulders, which supports rare species such as the sea spider. Our blue planet; sponsored by Environment Agency NATURAL ENGLAND by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Our sampling documented the deepest known Australian fauna, including a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt, sea spiders and giant sponges, and previously unknown marine communities dominated by gooseneck barnacles and millions of round, purple-spotted sea anemones," Thresher said. Scientists find new creatures of Australian deep by AFP / AFP Global Edition Offshore from Blyth is the Trink, a ridge of limestone ridge covered by gravel, cobbles and boulders and which supports rare species such as the sea spider. Dogger Bank hills as high as Big Ben by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Sea reed Sea risk Sea robber sea robin sea rocket sea room sea rover Sea salmon sea salt Sea sandpiper Sea sandwort Sea saurian sea scallop sea scooter sea scorpion Sea Scout Sea scurf sea serpent sea shanty sea skimmer sea slater sea slug sea snail sea snake Sea snipe sea spider sea spray sea spurry sea squab sea squill sea squirt sea star sea starwort sea state sea steps Sea surgeon sea surveillance sea surveillance system sea swallow Sea tang sea tangle Sea term Sea tern Sea thief Sea thongs Sea titling Sea toad sea trifoly sea trout Sea trumpet Sea turn			Sea sickness Sea sickness Sea sickness Sea sickness Sea side resort Sea side resort Sea side resort Sea side resort sea skimmer sea slater sea slaters sea slope sea slug sea slug Sea slugs Sea slugs Sea smoke sea snail Sea snails sea snake sea snake sea snake sea snake Sea snakes Sea snakes Sea snakes Sea snakes Sea snipe Sea snow Sea snow sea spider Sea spiders Sea spiders Sea spinach Sea spinach Sea Sponge Sea Sponge Sea Sponge Sea Sponge Sea sponges Sea sponges Sea sponges Sea sponges sea spray sea spurry sea squab sea squill sea squill sea squill sea squill sea squills sea squills sea squills sea squirt sea squirt Sea squirts Sea squirts Sea stack Sea stack Sea stack Sea stack

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