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scorpion spider

scorpion spider noun: a whip spider or vinegaroon, any spider of order Uropygi (now often Thelyphonida).

scorpion spider: a whip spider or vinegaroon, any spider of order Uropygi (now often Thelyphonida)
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Noun

scorpion spider (plural scorpion spiders)

  1. A whip spider or vinegaroon, any spider of order Uropygi (now often Thelyphonida)
  2. Platyoides and other genera of family Trochanteriidae, of Africa, which can fold their fourth pair of legs over their back like a scorpion.
  3. Arachnura in the family Araneidae (scorpion-tailed spiders)

Forms of scorpion spider

pluralscorpion spiders

Questions about scorpion spider

What does scorpion spider mean?
Scorpion spider means a whip spider or vinegaroon, any spider of order Uropygi (now often Thelyphonida).
What part of speech is scorpion spider?
Scorpion spider is a noun.
What is the plural of scorpion spider?
The plural of scorpion spider is scorpion spiders.

Words near scorpion spider in the dictionary

  1. scorpion plant
  2. scorpion plants
  3. scorpion senna
  4. scorpion shell
  5. scorpion shells
  6. scorpion spider
  7. scorpion spiders
  8. scorpion volley
  9. scorpion volleys
  10. scorpionate
  11. scorpionates

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