spricket

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noun

Any member of the order Schizomida, a group of arachnids also called short-tailed whip-scorpions.

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Meanings

nounspricket (plural sprickets)

plural sprickets

  1. Any member of the order Schizomida, a group of arachnids also called short-tailed whip-scorpions.

    The sprickets live their entire lives in underground habitats such as caves and small spaces in rock formations in the Pilbara.

    2020 October 28, Flora Perrella, “Researchers count 13 new species of fanged arachnids in the Pilbara”, in Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, retrieved 29 Feb 2024
  2. Any member of the family Rhaphidophoridae, a group of orthopterans also called cave crickets.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cave cricket
Cite this entry
APA

spricket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spricket

MLA

“spricket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spricket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spricket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spricket.

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