camel spider

noun

Any fast-moving, predatory desert arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae having massive paired chelicerae and a long body covered with tactile hairs.

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red romansolifugesolifugidsun spiderwind scorpionjerrymanderjerrymunglum
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Meanings

nouncamel spider (plural camel spiders)

plural camel spiders

  1. Any fast-moving, predatory desert arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae having massive paired chelicerae and a long body covered with tactile hairs.

    Synonyms: red roman, solifuge, solifugid, sun spider, wind scorpion, jerrymander, jerrymunglum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fast-moving, predatory desert arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae having massive paired chelicerae and a long body covered with tactile hairs.

Similar
red romansolifugesolifugidsun spiderwind scorpionjerrymanderjerrymunglum
Also see
jerrymanderjerrymunglumsolifugesun spiderwind scorpion

Translations

Catalan solífug
  • solífugarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Dutch rolspin, bastaardspin
  • rolspinarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
  • bastaardspinarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Finnish arolukki
  • arolukkiarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
French solifuge
  • solifugearachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
German Walzenspinne
  • Walzenspinnearachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Hebrew עַכְשׁוּב
  • עַכְשׁוּב ('achshúv)arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Italian solifugo
  • solifugoarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Polish solfuga
  • solfugaarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Portuguese solífugo, solpugídeo
  • solífugoarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
  • solpugídeoarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Russian фала́нга, сольпу́га
  • фала́нга (falánga)arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
  • сольпу́га (solʹpúga)arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
  • бихо́рка (bixórka)arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Spanish solífugo
  • solífugoarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Swedish skorpionspindel, kamelspindel
  • skorpionspindelarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
  • kamelspindelarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Turkish böğ
  • böğarachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
Cite this entry
APA

camel spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camel%20spider

MLA

“camel spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camel%20spider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camel spider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camel%20spider.

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