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ctenizid

American

[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.

Etymology

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 -id ²

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