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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sun′ spi′der,

Invertebratesany 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.

'sun spider' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

solifugid - solpugid - wind scorpion

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