grass crab spider

noun

Any crab spider in the genus Oxytate.

Meanings

noungrass crab spider (plural grass crab spiders)

plural grass crab spiders

  1. Any crab spider in the genus Oxytate.

Origin

From its green skin, which blends in easily with plants.

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