camel spider

English

A camel spider

Noun

camel spider (plural camel spiders)

Any arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae.

Usage notes

Camel spiders are not true spiders.

Synonyms

red roman, solifuge, solifugid, sun spider, wind scorpion
jerrymander, jerrymunglum (dated)

Translations

arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae

Finnish: arolukki
German: Walzenspinne f
Navajo: zahalchíʼii

Russian: фала́нга (ru) f (falánga), сольпу́га (ru) f (solʹpúga), бихо́рка (ru) f (bixórka)
Spanish: solífugo m
Turkish: böğ (tr)

References

camel spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Solifuge on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Solifuge on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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