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drider

noun
/ˈdɹaɪdɚ/

Etymology

Blend of drow + spider.

  1. derived from *spinnaną✻
  2. inherited from *spinþrijō✻
  3. inherited from spīþra — “spider”
  4. inherited from spiþre
  5. compounded as drider — “drow + spider”

Definitions

  1. A monstrous hybrid of a drow or other dark elf and a spider, with a humanoid (vertical)…

    A monstrous hybrid of a drow or other dark elf and a spider, with a humanoid (vertical) upper body and an arachnid opisthosoma forming the (horizontal) lower part.

    • What a cool army! Do you have Driders or spider riders in there as well?
    • I did my best to avoid the driders, but there are a lot of rocks to negotiate around that river, and normal running doesn't cut it. I die. Again.
    • This would have been enough to kill a typical generically named character, but the Drider had already proven she was anything but typical.

The neighborhood

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