wolf spider

noun

Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.

Similar
hunting spider
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Meanings

nounwolf spider (plural wolf spiders)

plural wolf spiders

  1. Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web

Similar
hunting spider
Broader
spider
Also see
hunting spider

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Partial calque of translingual Lycosa, Lycosidae.

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Translations

Arabic عَنْكَبُوت ذِئْبِيّ
  • عَنْكَبُوت ذِئْبِيّ (ʕankabūt ḏiʔbiyy)any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Basque likosido
  • likosidoany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Bulgarian тарантула
  • тарантула (tarantula)any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Catalan licòsid, aranya llop
  • licòsidany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • aranya llopany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Chinese Mandarin 狼蛛
  • 狼蛛 (lángzhū)any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Danish jagtedderkop
  • jagtedderkopany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Dutch wolfsspin
  • wolfsspinany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Esperanto luparaneo
  • luparaneoany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Finnish juoksuhämähäkki
  • juoksuhämähäkkiany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
French lycose, araignée-loup
  • lycoseany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • araignée-loupany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
German Wolfspinne
  • Wolfspinneany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Hungarian farkaspókfélék
  • farkaspókfélékany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Italian ragno-lupo, licosa
  • ragno-lupoany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • licosaany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Latin arānea lupīna
  • arānea lupīnaany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Lithuanian plėšriavoris
  • plėšriavorisany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Norwegian Bokmål ulvedderkopp
  • ulvedderkoppany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Portuguese aranha-lobo
  • aranha-loboany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Romanian păianjen-lup
  • păianjen-lupany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Russian пау́к-волк
  • пау́к-волк (paúk-volk)any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Spanish licósido, araña lobo
  • licósidoany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • araña loboany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Swedish vargspindel, jaktspindel
  • vargspindelany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • jaktspindelany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Vietnamese nhện sói
  • nhện sóiany of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
Cite this entry
APA

wolf spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20spider

MLA

“wolf spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20spider. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wolf spider,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20spider.

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