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arachnophagy

arachnophagy noun: the eating of spiders.

Noun

arachnophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of spiders.
    Synonyms:
    araneophagy

Synonyms of arachnophagy

Origin of arachnophagy

From arachno- + -phagy. Piecewise doublet of araneophagy.

Questions about arachnophagy

What does arachnophagy mean?
Arachnophagy means the eating of spiders.
What part of speech is arachnophagy?
Arachnophagy is a noun.

Words near arachnophagy in the dictionary

  1. arachnomorphs
  2. arachnophage
  3. arachnophages
  4. arachnophagic
  5. arachnophagous
  6. arachnophagy
  7. arachnophile
  8. arachnophiles
  9. arachnophilia
  10. arachnophobe
  11. arachnophobes

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