TRAP-DOOR SPIDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trap-door spider mean? 

• TRAP-DOOR SPIDER (noun)
  The noun TRAP-DOOR SPIDER has 1 sense:

1. American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid

  Familiarity information: TRAP-DOOR SPIDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAP-DOOR SPIDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("trap-door spider" is a kind of...):

spider (predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey)

Holonyms ("trap-door spider" is a member of...):

Ctenizidae; family Ctenizidae (large burrowing spiders)