trapdoor spider

noun

Any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid.

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Meanings

nountrapdoor spider (plural trapdoor spiders)

plural trapdoor spiders

  1. Any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid.

Translations

Finnish kaivajahämähäkki
  • kaivajahämähäkkispider of the family Ctenizidae
German Falltürspinne
  • Falltürspinnespider of the family Ctenizidae
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APA

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Chicago

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