purseweb spider

noun

any of several spiders, of the family Atypidae, that builds a silken tube close to the ground.

Similar
atypical tarantula
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Meanings

nounpurseweb spider (plural purseweb spiders)

plural purseweb spiders

  1. any of several spiders, of the family Atypidae, that builds a silken tube close to the ground.

    Synonyms: atypical tarantula

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several spiders, of the family Atypidae, that builds a silken tube close to the ground.

Similar
atypical tarantula
Also see
atypical tarantula

Translations

Dutch mijnspin
  • mijnspinspider
Finnish putkihämähäkki
  • putkihämähäkkispider
German Tapezierspinne
  • Tapezierspinnespider
Irish damhán alla peaslín
  • damhán alla peaslínspider
Korean 땅거미
  • 땅거미 (ttanggeomi)spider
Polish gryziel
  • gryzielspider
Cite this entry
APA

purseweb spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purseweb%20spider

MLA

“purseweb spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purseweb%20spider. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purseweb spider,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purseweb%20spider.

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