Meanings
adjectivespiderlike (comparative more spiderlike, superlative most spiderlike)
comparative more spiderlike · superlative most spiderlike · alternative spider-like
- Resembling or characteristic of a spider.
Synonyms: spideresque, spiderish, spidery
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a spider.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishspider
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishspiderlike
Translations
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνώδης
- ᾰ̓ρᾰχνώδης (ărăkhnṓdēs)resembling or characteristic of a spider
Chinese Mandarin 蜘蛛般
- 蜘蛛般 (zhīzhū bān)resembling or characteristic of a spider
Polish pająkowaty
- pająkowatyresembling or characteristic of a spider
Portuguese araneiforme
- araneiformeresembling or characteristic of a spider
Russian паукообра́зный
- паукообра́зный (paukoobráznyj)resembling or characteristic of a spider
Swedish spindellik
- spindellikresembling or characteristic of a spider
Ukrainian павука́стий, павукоподі́бний
- павука́стий (pavukástyj)resembling or characteristic of a spider
- павукоподі́бний (pavukopodíbnyj)resembling or characteristic of a spider
Cite this entry
APA
spiderlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiderlike
MLA
“spiderlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiderlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiderlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiderlike.
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