Meanings
plural arachnophages
- Any organism that eats spiders.
Synonyms: araneophage
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny organism that eats spiders.
Origin
From arachno- + -phage. Piecewise doublet of araneophage.
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arachnophage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnophage
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