barking spider

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barking spider

noun barking spiders

  1. An Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed.
  2. euphemistic, humorous An instance of audible flatulence; a fart.

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@misc{barking_spider_2026,
  title = {barking spider},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barking%20spider},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}