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单词 trapdoor spider
释义

trapdoor spider

noun

variants or trap-door spider
plural trapdoor spiders or trap-door spiders
: any of various often large burrowing mygalomorph spiders (especially family Ctenizidae) that construct a tubular subterranean silk-lined nest topped with a hinged lid
Trapdoor spiders dig burrows using a spiny rake mounted on their jaws, then line the burrow and the opening with silk. Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
Tarantulas, trap-door spiders, and some other species still use their silk mainly for shelter … Richard Conniff

Illustration of trapdoor spider

Illustration of trapdoor spider
  • trap-door spider

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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