Meanings
nounbirdeater (plural birdeaters)
plural birdeaters · alternative bird-eater · alternative bird eater
- literallyrareAnything which eats birds.
- Any of certain large tarantulas which occasionally (though very rarely) eat hummingbirds, especially of the genera Avicularia and Theraphosa, the latter of which contains the Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi).
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
burgundy goliath birdeaterGoliath birdeater
Origin
By surface analysis, bird + eater. Compare translingual Avicularia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عَنْكَبُوت آكِلَة الطَّيْر
- عَنْكَبُوت آكِلَة الطَّيْرtype of tarantula
Chinese Mandarin 捕鳥蛛 /捕鸟蛛
- 捕鳥蛛 /捕鸟蛛 (bǔniǎozhū)type of tarantula
Russian пау́к-птицее́д, птицее́д
- пау́к-птицее́д (paúk-pticejéd)type of tarantula
- птицее́д (pticejéd)type of tarantula
Spanish tarántula pajarera
- tarántula pajareratype of tarantula
Ukrainian птахої́д
- птахої́д (ptaxojíd)type of tarantula
Cite this entry
APA
birdeater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdeater
MLA
“birdeater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdeater. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birdeater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdeater.
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