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거미 meaning and pronunciation

geomi · spider

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 27264
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 거미Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    몸에서 끈적끈적한 줄을 뽑아 그물을 쳐서 벌레를 잡아먹고 사는 작은 동물.

    English: spider — A small insect that eats bugs it catches with its web, woven with thin sticky material it releases from its body.

    Examples

    • 거미 한 마리.
    • 거미의 집.
    • 거미가 살다.
    • 거미를 무서워하다.
    • 거미를 잡다.
    • 아이들은 벽에 매달린 거미를 잡겠다고 난리였다.
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