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arachnivorous

arachnivorous adjective: spider-eating.

Adjective

arachnivorous (not comparable)

  1. spider-eating

Origin of arachnivorous

From arachn- + -i- + -vorous.

Questions about arachnivorous

What does arachnivorous mean?
Arachnivorous means spider-eating.
What part of speech is arachnivorous?
Arachnivorous is an adjective.

Words near arachnivorous in the dictionary

  1. arachniphobia
  2. arachnism
  3. arachnitis
  4. arachnivore
  5. arachnivores
  6. arachnivorous
  7. arachno-
  8. arachnodactyly
  9. arachnofauna
  10. arachnofaunas
  11. arachnogenic

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