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solpugid

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sol⋅pu⋅gid

  [sol-pyuh-jid]
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–noun
sun spider.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL Solpugidae name of the family, equiv. to Solpug(a) a genus (L salpūga a venomous ant) + -idae -id 2

sun spider

 
–noun
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.
Also called wind scorpion, solifugid, solpugid.
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