trap-door spider

trap-door spider

n (Animals) any of various spiders of the family Ctenizidae that construct a silk-lined hole in the ground closed by a hinged door of earth and silk

trap′-door` spi′der

n. any of several burrowing spiders, esp. of the family Ctenizidae, that build a tubular, lidded nest. [1820–30]

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trap-door spider - American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lidspider - 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 preyCtenizidae, family Ctenizidae - large burrowing spiders