also: くもるい
noun
Refers to the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. Used in biological and taxonomic contexts.
クモ類には、クモやサソリなどが含まれる。
Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, and others.
noun
araneids; spiders (order Araneae)
More specific than sense 1; refers only to true spiders (order Araneae). Less commonly used than クモ目 in modern taxonomy.
クモ類の中でも、特にクモ目に属する種を指す場合がある。
Among arachnids, it can specifically refer to species belonging to the order Araneae.
Compound of クモ (spider) and 類 (kind, class). The katakana spelling クモ is common in biological names.