Phrase guide

wolf spider

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hunting spider

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spider

Narrower terms: European wolf spider, tarantula, Lycosa tarentula

History

Etymology

Partial calque of translingual Lycosa, Lycosidae.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَنْكَبُوت ذِئْبِيّ (ʕankabūt ḏiʔbiyy) — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Armenian: մորմ (morm) — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Asturian: licósido — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Asturian: gatuña llobu — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Basque: likosido — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Bulgarian: тарантула (tarantula) — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Catalan: licòsid — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Catalan: aranya llop — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狼蛛 (lángzhū) — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Danish: jagtedderkop — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Dutch: wolfsspin — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Esperanto: luparaneo — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Finnish: juoksuhämähäkki — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • French: lycose — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • French: araignée-loup — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • German: Wolfspinne — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Hungarian: farkaspókfélék — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Italian: ragno-lupo — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Italian: licosa — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Latin: arānea lupīna — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Lithuanian: plėšriavoris — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼiitsoh — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ulvedderkopp — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ulvedderkop — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Portuguese: aranha-lobo — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Romanian: păianjen-lup — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Russian: пау́к-волк (paúk-volk) — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Spanish: licósido — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Spanish: araña lobo — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Swedish: vargspindel — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Swedish: jaktspindel — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Uyghur: بۇي (buy) — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae
  • Vietnamese: nhện sói — any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae