cross spider

noun

Etymology

From cross + spider, from the common marking found on their backs.

Definitions

  1. The European garden spider (Araneus diadematus).

    • I gazed at the defenceless captives with a shuddering sense of security, until one day a cross-spider broke out of its cage and ran furiously over my hands and clothing.

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