English Dictionary

EUROPEAN WOLF SPIDER

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does European wolf spider mean? 

EUROPEAN WOLF SPIDER (noun)
  The noun EUROPEAN WOLF SPIDER has 1 sense:

1. large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)play

  Familiarity information: EUROPEAN WOLF SPIDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUROPEAN WOLF SPIDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

European wolf spider; Lycosa tarentula; tarantula

Hypernyms ("European wolf spider" is a kind of...):

hunting spider; wolf spider (ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web)

Holonyms ("European wolf spider" is a member of...):

genus Lycosa; Lycosa (type genus of the family Lycosidae)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Live and let die." (English proverb)

"A woman that does not want to cook, takes all day to prepare the ingredients." (Albanian proverb)

"Wherever there's bread, stay there." (Armenian proverb)

"He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact