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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

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

arachnid, arachnoid go
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

spider
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body

noun.animal

9 Subcategories

orb-weaving spider go
a spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web
black and gold garden spider, Argiope aurantia go
a widely distributed North American garden spider
barn spider, Araneus cavaticus go
an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily
garden spider, Aranea diademata go
a spider common in European gardens
comb-footed spider, theridiid go
spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot
black widow, Latrodectus mactans go
venomous New World spider
tarantula go
large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
wolf spider, hunting spider go
ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
trap-door spider go
American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid