scorpion spider

English

a whip spider

Platyoides sp.

Arachnura melanura

Alternative forms

• scorpion-spider

Noun

scorpion spider (plural scorpion spiders)

1. A whip spider or vinegaroon, any spider of order Uropygi (now often Thelyphonida)
2. Certain spiders in order Araneae
   1. Platyoides and other genera of family Trochanteriidae, of Africa, which can fold their fourth pair of legs over their back like a scorpion.
   2. Arachnura in the family Araneidae (scorpion-tailed spiders)

References

• “scorpion spider”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• scorpion spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia