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heelwalkers

heelwalkers is the plural of heelwalker.

Meaning of heelwalker

Noun

heelwalker (plural heelwalkers)

  1. Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.
    • The gladiator heelwalker (Tyrannophasma gladiator) is a ferocious nocturnal predator. It uses both front and middle legs to grab and crush its spider and insect prey.2007, Naskrecki, Piotr, The smaller majority : the hidden world of the animals that dominate the tropics, page 247

Questions about heelwalkers

What is heelwalkers the plural of?
Heelwalkers is the plural of heelwalker.

Words near heelwalkers in the dictionary

  1. heeltap
  2. heeltapped
  3. heeltapping
  4. heeltaps
  5. heelwalker
  6. heelwalkers
  7. heelwork
  8. heemantic
  9. Heemeyer
  10. heemraad
  11. heemraads

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