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wandering spiders

wandering spiders is the plural of wandering spider.

Meaning of wandering spider

Noun

wandering spider (plural wandering spiders)

  1. Any spider of the family Ctenidae, some of which have a reputation of being extremely aggressive.
    • Wandering spiders generally attack large insects or other arthropods such as harvestmen, but some prefer to hunt vertebrates (animals with backbones). Some large species of wandering spiders are expert frog hunters.2003, various authors, “Wandering spider”, in Insects and Spiders of the World, volume 10, Marshall Cavendish, page 582
    Synonyms:
    running spider

Questions about wandering spiders

What is wandering spiders the plural of?
Wandering spiders is the plural of wandering spider.

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