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tarantula killer

tarantula killer noun: any species of tarantula hawk, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

Noun

tarantula killer (plural tarantula killers)

  1. (archaic) Any species of tarantula hawk, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

Forms of tarantula killer

pluraltarantula killers

Questions about tarantula killer

What does tarantula killer mean?
Tarantula killer means any species of tarantula hawk, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.
What part of speech is tarantula killer?
Tarantula killer is a noun.
What is the plural of tarantula killer?
The plural of tarantula killer is tarantula killers.

Words near tarantula killer in the dictionary

  1. Taranto
  2. tarantula
  3. tarantula hawk
  4. tarantula hawks
  5. tarantula juice
  6. tarantula killer
  7. tarantula killers
  8. tarantula wasp
  9. tarantula wasps
  10. tarantulae
  11. tarantulalike

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