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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

trap′-door spi′der,

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

1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

trap-door spider n

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

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