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trap-door spider — trap′ door spi′der n. ivt any of several burrowing spiders, esp. of the family Ctenizidae, that build a tubular, lidded nest • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
trap-door spider — noun American spider that constructs a silk lined nest with a hinged lid • Hypernyms: ↑spider • Member Holonyms: ↑Ctenizidae, ↑family Ctenizidae * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various often large burrowing spiders especially of the family… … Useful english dictionary
trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid. [1820 30] * * * any member of the spider family Ctenizidae and certain members of the families Antrodiaetidae, Actinopodidae, and… … Universalium
trap-door spider — noun Date: 1826 any of various often large burrowing spiders (especially family Ctenizidae) that constructionct a tubular subterranean silk lined nest topped with a hinged lid … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sand trap — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
Sarracenia — species and hybrids Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Mike Oldfield — durante la gira Night of the Proms 2006 Datos generales Nombre real Michael Gordon Oldfield … Wikipedia Español
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
chromatography — chromatographer, n. chromatographic /kreuh mat euh graf ik, kroh meuh teuh /, adj. chromatographically, adv. /kroh meuh tog reuh fee/, n. Chem. the separation of mixtures into their constituents by preferential adsorption by a solid, as a column… … Universalium
