jerrymander

present singular third person jerrymanders · participle present jerrymandering · participle past jerrymandered · past jerrymandered

1. alternativeAlternative form of gerrymander.

plural jerrymanders

1. alternativeAlternative form of gerrymander.

plural jerrymanders

1. UKdatedSynonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae)

   They also are known by the British terms jerrymander and jerrymunglum.

   2009, Gary R. Mullen, “Solpugids (Solifugae)”, in Medical and Veterinary Entomology, page 401

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   British soldiers in Egypt used to have jerrymander fights, pitting one against another.

   1935, Sir John Arthur Thomson, Biology for Everyman, page 367

   My Squadron Leader's crew adopted a family of jerboas and my Troop Corporals chose a black, spider-like monster, about 3 in. long with short legs and enormous jaws, which they called a "jerrymander".

   1965, J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Desert Life, page 31

   Synonyms: camel spider