Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolf spider

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: wolf spi-der
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.

Etymology

Partial calque of translingual Lycosa, Lycosidae.

Inflected Forms

wolf spiders (plural)

Phrases

Arctic wolf spider rabid wolf spider

Synonyms

hunting spider

Questions

What does wolf spider mean?: Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.
Where does wolf spider come from?: Partial calque of translingual Lycosa, Lycosidae.

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