Spiders
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arachnobat /әˈrӕknәˌbӕt/
noun (plural arachnobats)
a spider that performs feats of daring on tightropes and trapezes of gossamer.
- arachnobatic /әˌrӕknәˈbӕtɪk/ adjective
- arachnobaticly adverb
[a blend of Greek αράχνη aráchni ‘spider’ + acrobat.]
arachonteur /әˌrӕkɒnˈtәː/
noun (plural arachonteurs)
a spider that spins yarns.
[a blend of Greek αράχνη aráchni ‘spider’ + raconteur.]
barbarain /ˈbɑːbәˌreɪn/
noun (plural barbarains)
a kind of spider with a large beard, which it uses as a web.
- barbarainian /ˌbɑːbәˈreɪnɪәn/ adjective
- barbarainianly adverb
[an elboword of Latin barba ‘beard’ + Middle English arain ‘spider’.]
bulldog antcat whalefox cowbird turtlepig wolfspider
noun (plural bulldog antcat whalefox cowbird turtlepig wolfspiders)
a species of wolf spider that preys on fallen, fogpaddled fledgehogs by forming packs and chasing grotches.
cribbercobber /ˈkrɪbәˌkɒbә/
noun (plural cribbercobbers)
a species of spider that uses silk from its mallowbelly to weave a very soft, aromatic cradle, called a shuzzleberth, for its young.
Synonym: mallowbelly(2.)
- cribbercobberly /ˈkrɪbәˌkɒbәli/ adjective
[from crib + English obsolete cob ‘spider’.]
flyder /ˈflʌɪdә/
noun (plural flyders)
a flying spider.
Compare: kriff(1.)
- flydery /ˈflʌɪdәri/ adjective
[a blend of fly + spider.]
funny long legs
noun (plural same)
a cross between a funnel-web spider and a daddy-long-legs.
kennel-web spider
noun (plural kennel-web spiders)
a domesticated wolf spider that builds a kennel in order to trap and stash TV dinners.
kriff /krɪf/
noun (plural kriffs)
1. a floating spider.
Compare: flyder
2. an indiscriminate poisoner.
- kriffy /ˈkrɪfi/ adjective
ghosted kriff
noun a faded worry.
[derivation unknown.]
krullenetransilkatch /ˌkrʌlәnәˈtrӕnsɪlkӕtʃ/
noun (plural krullenetransilkatches)
a spider that edificapers such a beautiful, cochleacapacitous web that it hypnotizes and draws in entire swarms of insects.
- krullenetransilkatchy /ˌkrʌlәnәˈtrӕnsɪlˌkӕtʃi/ adjective (comparative krullenetransilkatchier; superlative krullenetransilkatchiest)
[a blend of Dutch krullen ‘to curl’ + net + trance + silk + catch.]
lionspider /ˈlʌɪәnˌspʌɪdә/
noun (plural lionspiders)
a maned spider that roars at insects to scare them towards its web.
macharachnian /ˌmӕkәˈrӕknɪәn/
noun (plural macharachnians)
a mechanical spider.
- macharachnianical /ˌmӕkәˌrӕknɪˈӕnɪkәl/ adjective
- macharachnianically adverb
[from machine + Greek αράχνη aráchni ‘spider’ + -ian.]
muttonscurry /ˈmʌtәnˌskʌri/
noun (plural muttonscurries)
a wolf spider that preys on sheep ticks.
nider /ˈnʌɪdә/
noun (plural niders)
a spider with an extra leg.
- nidery /ˈnʌɪdәri/ adjective
[a blend of nine + spider.]
pedantarantula /pәˌdӕntәˈrӕntʃʊlә/
noun (plural pedantarantulas)
a large, nerdy spider renowned for its annoying tendency to split barburticles.
- pedantarantulaic /pәˌdӕntәˌrӕntʃʊˈleɪɪk/ adjective
[a blend of pedantic + tarantula.]
spindleplunket /ˈspɪndәlˌplʌŋkәt/
noun (plural spindleplunkets)
a thin-legged spider that plays the harpsichord.
- spindleplunketical /ˌspɪndәlplʌŋˈkɛtɪkәl/ adjective
spudder /ˈspʌdә/
noun (plural spudders)
a species of spider that preys on potatoes.
- spudderish /ˈspʌdәrɪʃ/ adjective
[a blend of English slang spud ‘potato’ + spider.]
swangobbler /ˈswɒnˌɡɒblә/
noun (plural swangobblers)
a gargantuan tarantula.
tarantasaurus /tәˌrӕntәˈsɔːrәs/
noun (plural tarantasauruses)
a ceratoxic spider as big as a tyrannosaurus, although not quite as gentle.
- tarantasaural /tәˌrӕntәˈsɔːrәl/ adjective
[a blend of tarantula + tyrannosaurus.]
taraunchula /tәˈrɔːntʃʊlә/
noun (plural taraunchulas)
a sultry, slinky spider that performs wild, whirling pluckapilipolkas, dangling its down at drooling devotees and flicking its stinging hackles at hecklers.
[a blend of tarantula + raunch.]
taravalantula /ˌtӕrӕvәˈlӕntʃʊlә/
noun (plural taravalantulas)
an enormous, woolly spider that loves to trigger snow slides.
- taravalantularious /tӕˌrӕvәˌlӕntʃʊˈlɛːrɪәs/ adjective
- taravalantulariously adverb
[a blend of tarantula + avalanche.]
urticarac /әːˈtɪkәˌrӕk/
noun (plural urticaracs)
a silkless spider that spins nettlenets.
- urticaracal /әːˈtɪkәˌrӕkәl/ adjective
[a blend of Latin urtica ‘nettle’ + Greek αράχνη aráchni ‘spider’.]
zorb weaver /ˈzɔːb ˌwiːvә/
noun (plural zorb weavers)
a mischievous spider that surreptitiously knits a sphere of silk around an insect before rolling it down a hill.
[a tiakler of zorb + orb weaver.]