trap-door spider

noun

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

Origin of trap-door spider

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby trap-door spider

trap cut, trap door, trap gun, trap house, trap shot, trap-door spider, trapan, trapani, trapball, trapdoor, trapdoor function

British Dictionary definitions for trap-door spider

trap-door spider

noun

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