tarantula hawk

noun

A kind of spider wasp (of the family Pompilidae), with a painful sting, that deposits an egg on its prey, which include tarantulas, the larvae feeding from the living prey.

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Meanings

nountarantula hawk (plural tarantula hawks)

plural tarantula hawks

  1. A kind of spider wasp (of the family Pompilidae), with a painful sting, that deposits an egg on its prey, which include tarantulas, the larvae feeding from the living prey.

    Synonyms: tarantula wasp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of spider wasp (of the family Pompilidae), with a painful sting, that deposits an egg on its prey, which include tarantulas, the larvae feeding from the living prey.

Similar
tarantula wasp
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tarantula wasp
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tarantula hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarantula%20hawk

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“tarantula hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarantula%20hawk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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