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tarantula killers

tarantula killers is the plural of tarantula killer.

Meaning of tarantula killer

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.

Questions about tarantula killers

What is tarantula killers the plural of?
Tarantula killers is the plural of tarantula killer.

Words near tarantula killers in the dictionary

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

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