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araneophagous

araneophagous adjective: that feeds on spiders (of the order Araneae).

Adjective

araneophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on spiders (of the order Araneae).
    • Araneophagous jumping spiders consume a disproportionately large number of spiders and spider eggs in their diet although they also catch insects outside webs and, in the case of Portia, build webs themselves (Jackson, 1992b).2011, Marie Elisabeth Herberstein, Spider Behaviour: Flexibility and Versatility, page 205

Synonyms of araneophagous

Origin of araneophagous

From araneo- + -phagous. Piecewise doublet of arachnophagous.

Questions about araneophagous

What does araneophagous mean?
Araneophagous means that feeds on spiders (of the order Araneae).
What part of speech is araneophagous?
Araneophagous is an adjective.

Words near araneophagous in the dictionary

  1. araneomorph
  2. araneomorphs
  3. araneophage
  4. araneophages
  5. araneophagic
  6. araneophagous
  7. araneophagy
  8. araneophobe
  9. araneophobes
  10. araneophobia
  11. araneose

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