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WOLF SPIDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
Synonyms:
hunting spider; wolf spider
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wolf spider" is a kind of...):
spider (predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wolf spider"):
European wolf spider; Lycosa tarentula; tarantula (large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement))
Holonyms ("wolf spider" is a member of...):
family Lycosidae; Lycosidae (wolf spiders)
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