giant crab spider
noun
Definition of giant crab spider
: huntsman spider 1 Giant crab spiders are large spiders, 1″ (10-25 mm) long, named for their crablike legs. — Lorus and Margery Milne, The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders, 1980
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1921
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