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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/AB010_Camel_Spider.jpg/220px-AB010_Camel_Spider.jpg)
Noun
[edit]camel spider (plural camel spiders)
- Any fast-moving, predatory desert arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae having massive paired chelicerae and a long body covered with tactile hairs.
Usage notes
[edit]- Camel spiders are not true spiders.
Synonyms
[edit]- red roman, solifuge, solifugid, sun spider, wind scorpion
- jerrymander, jerrymunglum (dated)
Translations
[edit]arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae
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References
[edit]camel spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Solifugae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Solifugae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons