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giant house spider

giant house spider noun: any of certain large house spiders, formerly in species Tegenaria duellica, now in three species Eratigena atrica, Eratigena duellica, and Eratigena saeva.

giant house spider: any of certain large house spiders, formerly in species Tegenaria duellica, now in three species...
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Noun

giant house spider (plural giant house spiders)

  1. Any of certain large house spiders, formerly in species Tegenaria duellica, now in three species Eratigena atrica, Eratigena duellica, and Eratigena saeva.

Forms of giant house spider

pluralgiant house spiders

Questions about giant house spider

What does giant house spider mean?
Giant house spider means any of certain large house spiders, formerly in species Tegenaria duellica, now in three species Eratigena atrica, Eratigena duellica, and Eratigena saeva.
What part of speech is giant house spider?
Giant house spider is a noun.
What is the plural of giant house spider?
The plural of giant house spider is giant house spiders.

Words near giant house spider in the dictionary

  1. giant groundsels
  2. giant hermit crab
  3. giant hermit crabs
  4. giant hogweed
  5. giant hogweeds
  6. giant house spider
  7. giant house spiders
  8. giant hyena
  9. giant hyenas
  10. giant hyssop
  11. giant hyssops

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