ctenizid

[ ten-uh-zid ]

noun

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

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the ctenizids.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ctenizid¹

< New Latin Ctenizidae name of the family, equivalent to Cteniz ( a ) a genus (apparently irregular < Greek ktenízein to comb; cteno- ) + New Latin -idae -id ²