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ctenizid

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cten⋅i⋅zid

  [ten-uh-zid]
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–noun
1. a spider of the family Ctenizidae, comprising the trap-door spiders.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the ctenizids.
Origin:
< NL Ctenizidae name of the family, equiv. to Cteniz(a) a genus (appar. irreg. < Gk ktenízein to comb; see cteno- ) + NL -idae -id 2
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