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cricket thief spider

cricket thief spider noun: a species of running crab spider (Thanatus vulgaris), frequently found in containers of imported crickets and other invertebrates used as pet food.

cricket thief spider: a species of running crab spider (Thanatus vulgaris), frequently found in containers of imported...
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Noun

cricket thief spider (plural cricket thief spiders)

  1. (rare) A species of running crab spider (Thanatus vulgaris), frequently found in containers of imported crickets and other invertebrates used as pet food.

Forms of cricket thief spider

pluralcricket thief spiders

Questions about cricket thief spider

What does cricket thief spider mean?
Cricket thief spider means a species of running crab spider (Thanatus vulgaris), frequently found in containers of imported crickets and other invertebrates used as pet food.
What part of speech is cricket thief spider?
Cricket thief spider is a noun.
What is the plural of cricket thief spider?
The plural of cricket thief spider is cricket thief spiders.

Words near cricket thief spider in the dictionary

  1. cricket pitches
  2. cricket score
  3. cricket scores
  4. cricket test
  5. cricket tests
  6. cricket thief spider
  7. cricket whites
  8. cricketainment
  9. cricketana
  10. cricketed
  11. cricketeer

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