wolf spider
any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.
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How to use wolf spider in a sentence
With his fangs, this wolf-spider kills and crushes his victim; then he sucks the body dry and throws away the carcass.
Book of Monsters | David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) FairchildIt is the wolf-spider that often appears at night within the circle of lamplight searching for nocturnal insects.
Book of Monsters | David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) FairchildThere is the wolf-spider which, if a man passes near its lair, will leap out and pursue him, and bite him if it can.
Furze the Cruel | John TrevenaThe tarantula is of the wolf-spider family, whose habit is to chase their prey, not lie in ambush.
Chatterbox, 1906 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for wolf spider
any spider of the family Lycosidae, which chase their prey to catch it: Also called: hunting spider
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