crab spider en · NOUN
Etymology
crab + spider. From being a spider have a resemblance to crabs.
Meanings
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Any spider of the family Thomisidae of spiders that hunt in flowers.
In temperate regions, these comprise predominantly the adults of smaller money spiders (Linyphiidae) or the juveniles of larger wolf— and crabspiders (Lycosidae, Thomisidae).
2012, Jean Clobert, Michel Baguette, Tim G. Benton, Dispersal Ecology and Evolution:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crab spiders | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| crabspider | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
is krabbakónguló (spiders that hunt in flowers) · kl aasiak assagiarsungasoq (spiders that hunt in flowers) · tr yengeç örümceği (spiders that hunt in flowers) · cmn 蟹蛛 (spiders that hunt in flowers) · sv krabbspindel (spiders that hunt in flowers) · ru пау́к-краб (spiders that hunt in flowers) · fi rapuhämähäkki (spiders that hunt in flowers) · de Krabbenspinne (spiders that hunt in flowers) · ru пау́к-бокохо́д (spiders that hunt in flowers) · is krabbakönguló (spiders that hunt in flowers)