eight-legged
Arachnid body plan
Eight-legged describes creatures or objects having eight legs.
The word appears most often with spiders, octopuses, and other arthropods: an eight-legged visitor in the bathtub.
In mythology and fiction, eight-legged creatures include Sleipnir, Odin's horse.
Web-spinning arachnid
- tarantulaLarge hairy spider
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
venomous · crawling · creepy-crawly · arachnophobia · harvestman · daddy-longlegs · fangs · spinnerets
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- suction cupsAir-sealed adhesive discs
- krakenGiant squid of legend
- inkWriting fluid
camouflage · intelligence · marine · aquatic · deep-sea · boneless · flexible · regenerating
Chief Norse deity
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- steedSpirited riding horse
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
divine · legendary · galloping · otherworldly · Asgard · Viking · saga · magical
Unmanned flying machine
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- hexapodSix-legged arthropod
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
terrain · stability · locomotion · engineering · articulated · joints · sensors · Mars rover
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
mite · venomous · crawling · creepy-crawly · arachnophobia · harvestman · daddy-longlegs · fangs · spinnerets · exoskeleton
octopus
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- suction cupsAir-sealed adhesive discs
- krakenGiant squid of legend
ink · camouflage · intelligence · marine · aquatic · deep-sea · boneless · flexible · regenerating · underwater
Odin
Chief Norse deity
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- steedSpirited riding horse
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
mythical · divine · legendary · galloping · otherworldly · Asgard · Viking · saga · magical · swift
drone
Unmanned flying machine
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- hexapodSix-legged arthropod
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
autonomous · terrain · stability · locomotion · engineering · articulated · joints · sensors · Mars rover · exploration
eight-leggedlegless
Having no limbs
no-legged · limbless · six-legged · two-legged · four-legged