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Jorō spider

Jorō spider noun: trichonephila clavata, a spider of the genus Trichonephila, found throughout Japan, and invasive in the US.

Noun

Jorō spider (plural Jorō spiders)

  1. Trichonephila clavata, a spider of the genus Trichonephila, found throughout Japan, and invasive in the US.

Forms of Jorō spider

pluralJorō spiders

Origin of Jorō spider

Partial calque of Japanese 女郎蜘蛛 (jorōgumo, literally “woman spider”).

Questions about Jorō spider

What does Jorō spider mean?
Jorō spider means trichonephila clavata, a spider of the genus Trichonephila, found throughout Japan, and invasive in the US.
What part of speech is Jorō spider?
Jorō spider is a noun.
What is the plural of Jorō spider?
The plural of Jorō spider is Jorō spiders.

Words near Jorō spider in the dictionary

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