araña

Definitions of araña
  1. noun
    predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
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    types:
    viuda negra
    venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
    tarántula
    large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
    tarántula
    large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
    type of:
    arácnido
    air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
  2. noun
    branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
    synonyms: almenara, araña de luces, candil, lucerna
  3. noun
    a skillet made of cast iron
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    type of:
    sartén
    a pan used for frying foods
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