hunting spider

noun

A spider that hunts its prey on the ground instead of catching it in a web.

Similar
wolf spider
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Meanings

nounhunting spider (plural hunting spiders)

plural hunting spiders

  1. A spider that hunts its prey on the ground instead of catching it in a web.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web

Similar
wolf spider
Broader
spider
Also see
wolf spider

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

hunting spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20spider

MLA

“hunting spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20spider. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hunting spider,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20spider.

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