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trapdoor spider

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trap-door spider

–noun
any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid.

Origin:
1820–30
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trap·door spider   (trāp'dôr', -dōr')   
n.  Any of various insect-eating spiders of the family Ctenizidae, found in warm climates, that construct a silk-lined burrow concealed by a hinged lid.
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