Wolf spider Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
    hunting spider.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus Lycosa, or family Lycosidæ. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color. See Illust. in App.

Webster 1913