sun spider

noun

any predatory, scorpionlike arachnid of the order Solifugae (or Solpugida), having enormously developed mouth pincers and a long body covered with tactile hairs, inhabiting deserts and plains regions in all warm parts of the world except Australia.

Nearby words

sun pillar, sun porch, sun prairie, sun protection factor, sun sign, sun spider, sun star, sun tea, sun valley, sun visor, sun wheel

Also called wind scorpion, solifugid, solpugid.