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tarantula killer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
taran-tu-la killer
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of tarantula hawk, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

tarantula killers (plural)

Phrases

tarantula hawk

Frequently Paired Words

pompilid tarantula hawk

Questions

What does tarantula killer mean?
Any species of tarantula hawk, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

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