Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of kiyod (to hump). Named after its violent web shaking.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ki‧yod‧ki‧yod

Noun edit

kiyodkiyod

  1. the longbodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides); a spider known to shake its web violently when disturb as a defense mechanism against predators