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woodlouse spider

woodlouse spider noun: a European spider, Dysdera crocata, introduced to the United States, that feeds mainly on woodlice; it has a painful, but not normally dangerous, bite.

Noun

woodlouse spider (plural woodlouse spiders)

  1. a European spider, Dysdera crocata, introduced to the United States, that feeds mainly on woodlice; it has a painful, but not normally dangerous, bite
  2. any of various other spiders of the family Dysderidae.

Forms of woodlouse spider

pluralwoodlouse spiders

Questions about woodlouse spider

What does woodlouse spider mean?
Woodlouse spider means a European spider, Dysdera crocata, introduced to the United States, that feeds mainly on woodlice; it has a painful, but not normally dangerous, bite.
What part of speech is woodlouse spider?
Woodlouse spider is a noun.
What is the plural of woodlouse spider?
The plural of woodlouse spider is woodlouse spiders.

Words near woodlouse spider in the dictionary

  1. Woodlocks
  2. woodlore
  3. woodlot
  4. woodlots
  5. woodlouse
  6. woodlouse spider
  7. woodlouse spiders
  8. woodly
  9. Woodlynne
  10. woodmaker
  11. woodmakers

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