water spider

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  • Water spider — Wa ter spi der (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An aquatic European spider ({Argyoneta aquatica}) which constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It lives in a bell shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water spider — Water mite Wa ter mite (Zo[ o]l.) Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[ae]}, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water spider — noun 1. a. or water spinner : an aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) that constructs beneath the surface of the water a bell shaped structure of silk which is open beneath and filled with air carried down by the spider in the form of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • water spider — /ˈwɔtə spaɪdə/ (say wawtuh spuyduh) noun an aquatic spider, Argyroneta aquatica, of Europe and northern Asia which lives under water in an air bubble trapped by a web …  

  • water-spider — n. Water tick …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • water-spider — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Japanese water spider — Taxobox image caption = Picture from Brehms Tierleben by Brehm, 1884 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropodia classis =Arachnida ordo = Araneae familia = Argyronetidae familia authority = Thorell, 1870 genus = Argyroneta species = A. aquatic… …   Wikipedia

  • Water mite — Wa ter mite (Zo[ o]l.) Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[ae]}, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water tick — Water mite Wa ter mite (Zo[ o]l.) Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[ae]}, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Water spinner — Wa ter spin ner (Zo[ o]l.) The water spider. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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