Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crab spider

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: crab spi-der
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any spider of the family Thomisidae of spiders that hunt in flowers.

Example Sentences

"In temperate regions, these comprise predominantly the adults of smaller money spiders (Linyphiidae) or the juveniles of larger wolf— and crabspiders (Lycosidae, Thomisidae)."

Etymology

crab + spider. From being a spider have a resemblance to crabs.

Inflected Forms

crab spiders (plural) crabspider (alternative)

Phrases

spider crab

Frequently Paired Words

spider crab

Questions

What does crab spider mean?: Any spider of the family Thomisidae of spiders that hunt in flowers.
Where does crab spider come from?: crab + spider. From being a spider have a resemblance to crabs.

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