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trapdoor spider

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various spiders of the family Ctenizidae, found in warm climates, that construct a silk-lined burrow concealed by a hinged lid.

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  • noun any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid

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