hunting spider

/həntɪŋ ˌspaɪdər/

Other forms: hunting spiders

Definitions of hunting spider

1. noun

   ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
   synonyms: wolf spider

   types:

   European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula, tarantula

   large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

   type of:

   spider

   predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey