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jerrymunglum

jerrymunglum noun: synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae).

Noun

jerrymunglum (plural jerrymunglums)

  1. (UK, dated) Synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae)
    • The well known Galeodes, is very common in arid countries, and is popularly known as a "Jerrymunglum." It is a harmless arthropod.1929, Walter Scott Patton, Alwen M Evans, Insects, Ticks, Mites and Venomous Animals of Medical and Veterinary Importance
    • Your correspondence about contests staged between scorpions and spiders recalls a small military cantonment in Hyderabad (Deccan) in 1893. We were a small community, and one of our after-dinner amusements was to stage jerrymunglum v. Scorpion contests within the confines of an inverted finger bowl.1948, Country Life, volume 104, page 488
    Synonyms:
    camel spider

Synonyms of jerrymunglum

Forms of jerrymunglum

pluraljerrymunglums

Questions about jerrymunglum

What does jerrymunglum mean?
Jerrymunglum means synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae).
What part of speech is jerrymunglum?
Jerrymunglum is a noun.
What is the plural of jerrymunglum?
The plural of jerrymunglum is jerrymunglums.

Words near jerrymunglum in the dictionary

  1. jerrymander
  2. jerrymandered
  3. jerrymandering
  4. jerrymanders
  5. jerrymumble
  6. jerrymunglum
  7. jerrymunglums
  8. Jerrys
  9. Jerrys Plains
  10. jers
  11. Jersawitz

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