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spitting spider

spitting spider noun: any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.

spitting spider: any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing...
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Noun

spitting spider (plural spitting spiders)

  1. Any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.

Forms of spitting spider

pluralspitting spiders

Questions about spitting spider

What does spitting spider mean?
Spitting spider means any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.
What part of speech is spitting spider?
Spitting spider is a noun.
What is the plural of spitting spider?
The plural of spitting spider is spitting spiders.

Words near spitting spider in the dictionary

  1. spitting it out
  2. spitting mad
  3. spitting nails
  4. spitting on
  5. spitting out
  6. spitting spider
  7. spitting spiders
  8. spitting straight facts
  9. spitting tacks
  10. spitting the dummy
  11. spitting up

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