scorpion spider

noun — 3 senses

scorpion spider

noun
1

A whip spider or vinegaroon, any spider of order Uropygi (now often Thelyphonida)

› Certain spiders in order Araneae

2

Platyoides and other genera of family Trochanteriidae, of Africa, which can fold their fourth pair of legs over their back like a scorpion.

3

Arachnura in the family Araneidae (scorpion-tailed spiders)

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