Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funnel-web spider

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: fun-nel-we-b spi-der
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any spider of the families Atracidae and Macrothelidae, which weave funnel-shaped webs (formerly placed in Hexathalidae).

Inflected Forms

funnel-web spiders (plural)

Phrases

Port Macquarie funnel-web spider sheet funnel-web spider funnel-web tarantula

Frequently Paired Words

funnel-web tarantula cobweb spider purseweb spider scaffold web spider pan-web spider tube-web spider orb-web spider

Questions

What does funnel-web spider mean?: Any spider of the families Atracidae and Macrothelidae, which weave funnel-shaped webs (formerly placed in Hexathalidae).

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