ctenizid

[ ten-uh-zid ]
/ ˈtɛn ə zɪd /

noun

a spider of the family Ctenizidae, comprising the trap-door spiders.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the ctenizids.

Origin of ctenizid

< New Latin Ctenizidae name of the family, equivalent to Cteniz(a) a genus (apparently irregular < Greek ktenízein to comb; see cteno-) + New Latin -idae -id2

Words nearby ctenizid

ct., cta, ctc, cte, ctenidium, ctenizid, cteno-, ctenocephalides, ctenoid, ctenophora, ctenophoran