| 单词 | sun spider |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun spider sun spider n. a solpugid (order Solifugae). [After Spanish araña del sol (1866 or earlier), originally so called because some species are diurnal and were observed in the sunlight (compare quot. 1898).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > division Pseudoarachnida > order Solpugida > member of solpugid1869 sun spider1898 roman1905 wind-scorpion1912 solifugid1925 solifuge1935 wind-spider1959 red man1966 1898 Nature 28 Apr. 619/1 Some species of Solpuga are known to be diurnal, and have been met with roaming abroad in the full glare of the tropical sunshine. From this habit they are known to the Spaniards of Santiago [de Chile] as ‘Arañhas del Sol’ (sun-spiders). 1983 Investigating Nature through Outdoor Projects xxi. 212 A large sun spider dashing like lightning across the sheet to seize a cockroach. 2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. xi. 319 The 900 or so species of solifugids, otherwise known as solpugids (Solpugida), are up to 7 centimetres long and look remarkably like spiders; indeed, they are commonly called ‘sun spiders’. < as lemmas |
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