Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Sea spider /sē spīd'-ẽr/ · Sea· spi·der · IPA 01 Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See Maioid, and Spider crab, under Spider. 1. Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See Maioid, and Spider crab, under Spider.(Zool.) See: Maioid, Spider