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purseweb spider

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

Noun

purseweb spider (plural purseweb spiders)

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

Synonyms of purseweb spider

Forms of purseweb spider

pluralpurseweb spiders

Questions about purseweb spider

What does purseweb spider mean?
Purseweb spider means any of several spiders, of the family Atypidae, that builds a silken tube close to the ground.
What part of speech is purseweb spider?
Purseweb spider is a noun.
What is the plural of purseweb spider?
The plural of purseweb spider is purseweb spiders.

Words near purseweb spider in the dictionary

  1. pursestring suture
  2. pursestrings
  3. pursevant
  4. pursevants
  5. pursew
  6. purseweb spider
  7. purseweb spiders
  8. pursewed
  9. pursewing
  10. pursews
  11. Pursey

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