cellar spider

noun

Pholcus phalangioides, a common synanthropic spider of the family Pholcidae.

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Meanings

nouncellar spider (plural cellar spiders)

plural cellar spiders

  1. Pholcus phalangioides, a common synanthropic spider of the family Pholcidae.
  2. Any spider of the family Pholcidae; a pholcid.

    Synonyms: pholcid, daddy longlegs, longbodied cellar spider, skull spider

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny spider of the family Pholcidae; a pholcid.

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pholciddaddy longlegslongbodied cellar spiderskull spider
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daddy longlegsdaddy long-legs spider
Cite this entry
APA

cellar spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellar%20spider

MLA

“cellar spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellar%20spider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellar spider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellar%20spider.

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