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trapdoor spider

trapdoor spider noun: any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid.

trapdoor spider: any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid
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Noun

trapdoor spider (plural trapdoor spiders)

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

Forms of trapdoor spider

pluraltrapdoor spiders

Words formed from trapdoor spider

Questions about trapdoor spider

What does trapdoor spider mean?
Trapdoor spider means any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid.
What part of speech is trapdoor spider?
Trapdoor spider is a noun.
What is the plural of trapdoor spider?
The plural of trapdoor spider is trapdoor spiders.

Words near trapdoor spider in the dictionary

  1. trapdoor deformities
  2. trapdoor deformity
  3. trapdoor effect
  4. trapdoor function
  5. trapdoor functions
  6. trapdoor spider
  7. trapdoor spiders
  8. trapdoored
  9. trapdooring
  10. trapdoors
  11. trape

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