ground spider

noun

Any of very many spiders, of the family Gnaphosidae, that hunt their prey instead of building a web to catch them.

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Meanings

nounground spider (plural ground spiders)

plural ground spiders · alternative ground-spider

  1. Any of very many spiders, of the family Gnaphosidae, that hunt their prey instead of building a web to catch them.

Translations

Dutch bodemjachtspin
  • bodemjachtspinspider
German Plattbauchspinne
  • Plattbauchspinnespider
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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