sea spider


noun

any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.

Origin of sea spider

First recorded in 1660–70

British Dictionary definitions for sea spider

sea spider

noun

a small marine arachnid, having four pairs of legs and somewhat resembling a spider, unusual in that the male carries the eggs once they are laid and cares for the offspring