Meanings
nounspitting spider (plural spitting spiders)
plural spitting spiders
- Any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.
Translations
Dutch lijmspuiter
- lijmspuiterspider from the family Scytodidae
German Speispinne, Leimschleuderspinne
- Speispinnespider from the family Scytodidae
- Leimschleuderspinnespider from the family Scytodidae
Russian пау́к-плева́ка
- пау́к-плева́ка (paúk-pleváka)spider from the family Scytodidae
Cite this entry
APA
spitting spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitting%20spider
MLA
“spitting spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitting%20spider. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spitting spider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitting%20spider.
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