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English → English (gcide) Definition: Sedentary spider Sedentary \Sed"en*ta*ry\, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. se['e]dentaire. See Sedent.] 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. “Sedentary, scholastic sophists.” --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life. [1913 Webster] Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. [R.] “The sedentary earth.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] 4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] “Sedentary numbness.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zo["o]l.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans. [1913 Webster] Sedentary spider (Zo["o]l.), one of a tribe of spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web. [1913 Webster]