Meanings
- not comparablebiologyThat feeds on spiders (of the order Araneae).
Araneophagous jumping spiders consume a disproportionately large number of spiders and spider eggs in their diet although they also catch insects outside webs and, in the case of Portia, build webs themselves (Jackson, 1992b).
2011, Marie Elisabeth Herberstein, Spider Behaviour: Flexibility and Versatility, page 205Synonyms: arachnophagic, arachnophagous, araneophagic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat feeds on spiders (of the order Araneae).
Origin
From araneo- + -phagous. Piecewise doublet of arachnophagous.
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