Origin: var. of solpugid(LL solifuga, by folk etym. from L salpūga
sun spider
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any predatory, scorpionlike arachnid of the order Solifugae (or Solpugida), having enormously developed mouth pincers and a long body covered with tactile hairs, inhabiting deserts and plains regions in all warm parts of the world except Australia.
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