barking spider
barking spider · barking spiders
An Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound when disturbedAn Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed.
Meaning
2 sensesAn Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed.
(euphemistic, humorous)An instance of audible flatulence; a fart.
Forms
plural: barking spiders| Singular | barking spider |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.