diving bell spider

noun

A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.

Meanings

noundiving bell spider (plural diving bell spiders)

plural diving bell spiders

  1. A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.

    Synonyms: water spider

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.

Translations

Estonian vesiämblik
  • vesiämblikspider
Finnish vesihämähäkki
  • vesihämähäkkispider
French argyronète
  • argyronètespider
German Wasserspinne
  • Wasserspinnespider
Polish topik, wodnik
  • topikspider
  • wodnikspider
Portuguese aranha-de-água
  • aranha-de-águaspider
Russian пау́к-серебря́нка, водяно́й пау́к
  • пау́к-серебря́нка (paúk-serebrjánka)spider
  • водяно́й пау́к (vodjanój paúk)spider
Spanish araña de agua
  • araña de aguaspider
Swedish vattenspindel
  • vattenspindelspider
Tagalog kutukuto, kutuntubig
  • kutukutospider
  • kutuntubigspider
Turkish su örümceği
  • su örümceğispider
Cite this entry
APA

diving bell spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20bell%20spider

MLA

“diving bell spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20bell%20spider. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diving bell spider,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20bell%20spider.

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