jerrymunglum

plural jerrymunglums

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

   Jerrymunglums are relatives of the spiders and scorpions and are not true insects.

   1959, Nesta Pain, Grassblade Jungle, page 174

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   The well known Galeodes, is very common in arid countries, and is popularly known as a "Jerrymunglum." It is a harmless arthropod.

   1929, Walter Scott Patton, Alwen M Evans, Insects, Ticks, Mites and Venomous Animals of Medical and Veterinary Importance

   Your correspondence about contests staged between scorpions and spiders recalls a small military cantonment in Hyderabad (Deccan) in 1893. We were a small community, and one of our after-dinner amusements was to stage jerrymunglum v. Scorpion contests within the confines of an inverted finger bowl.

   1948, Country Life, volume 104, page 488

   Synonyms: camel spider