birdeater

noun — 2 senses

birdeater

noun

Etymology By surface analysis, bird + eater. Compare translingual Avicularia.

1

Literally, Rare Anything which eats birds.

2

Any of certain large tarantulas which occasionally (though very rarely) eat hummingbirds, especially of the genera Avicularia and Theraphosa, the latter of which contains the Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi).

Hyponyms
burgundy goliath birdeater, Goliath birdeater

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