lynx spider

noun

Any member of the family Oxyopidae of spiders, which hunt their prey rather than spinning webs to ensnare them.

Meanings

nounlynx spider (plural lynx spiders)

plural lynx spiders

  1. Any member of the family Oxyopidae of spiders, which hunt their prey rather than spinning webs to ensnare them.

Translations

Dutch lynxspin
  • lynxspinspider
Finnish ilveshämähäkki
  • ilveshämähäkkispider
German Luchsspinne
  • Luchsspinnespider
Russian пау́к-ры́сь
  • пау́к-ры́сь (paúk-rýsʹ)spider
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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