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nosferatu spider

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
nos-fer-atu spi-der
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Zoropsis spinimana, a relatively large hunting spider originally from southern Europe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of German Nosferatu-Spinne. Named for the resemblance of its markings to the vampire Count Orlok from the 1922 movie Nosferatu.

Inflected Forms

Nosferatu spiders (plural)

Questions

What does nosferatu spider mean?
Zoropsis spinimana, a relatively large hunting spider originally from southern Europe.
Where does nosferatu spider come from?
Calque of German Nosferatu-Spinne. Named for the resemblance of its markings to the vampire Count Orlok from the 1922 movie Nosferatu.

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