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See also: Huntsman
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huntsman (plural huntsmen or huntsmans) (see usage notes)
- A hunter.
- (UK) A fox hunter.
- One who manages the hounds during a hunt.
- Any of the many species of large spiders of the family Sparassidae.
- 1985, Living Australia, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia's Most Deadly Creatures[1], page 111:
- Although they do not make webs, female huntsmans at least have not lost the ability to produce silk.
- 1995, Anne Kerle, Ayers Rock, the Olgas & Kings Canyon, Northern Territory[2], page 129:
- The majority of desert-dwelling spiders are large burrowing spiders; the Barking Spiders Selenoeosmia stirlingi, mouse spiders, wolf spiders (Fig. 5.47), huntsmen and trapdoor spiders (Fig. 5.48).
- 2002, John Kinsella, “The Wasps”, in Divinations: Four Plays:
- to say trapdoors and huntsmans
- 2012, Carrie Tiffany, Mateship with Birds, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page:
- Two huntsmen spiders prowl Harry′s bedroom ceiling.
Usage notes[edit]
The plural form huntsmans applies only in the sense of spider, although huntsmen is probably more common.
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Further reading[edit]
- Hunting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Huntsman spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia