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barking spider

barking spider noun: an Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed.

Noun

barking spider (plural barking spiders)

  1. An Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed.
  2. (euphemistic, humorous) An instance of audible flatulence; a fart.

Forms of barking spider

pluralbarking spiders

Questions about barking spider

What does barking spider mean?
Barking spider means an Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed.
What part of speech is barking spider?
Barking spider is a noun.
What is the plural of barking spider?
The plural of barking spider is barking spiders.

Words near barking spider in the dictionary

  1. barking iron
  2. barking irons
  3. barking mad
  4. barking owl
  5. Barking Riverside
  6. barking spider
  7. barking spiders
  8. barking squirrel
  9. barking squirrels
  10. barking up the wrong tree
  11. barkingly

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