wolf spider

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noun

any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.

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Origin of wolf spider

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby wolf spider

wolframite, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Wolf-Rayet star, wolfsbane, Wolfsburg, wolf spider, wolf whistle, Wollaston, wollastonite, Wollaston Lake, Wollaston wire

How to use wolf spider in a sentence

With his fangs, this wolf-spider kills and crushes his victim; then he sucks the body dry and throws away the carcass.
Book of Monsters|David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) Fairchild
It is the wolf-spider that often appears at night within the circle of lamplight searching for nocturnal insects.
Book of Monsters|David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) Fairchild
There is the wolf-spider which, if a man passes near its lair, will leap out and pursue him, and bite him if it can.
Furze the Cruel|John Trevena
The tarantula is of the wolf-spider family, whose habit is to chase their prey, not lie in ambush.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wolf spider

wolf spider

noun

any spider of the family Lycosidae, which chase their prey to catch itAlso called: hunting spider

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