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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.
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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

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