THERIDIID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does theridiid mean? 

• THERIDIID (noun)
  The noun THERIDIID has 1 sense:

1. spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot

  Familiarity information: THERIDIID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THERIDIID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

comb-footed spider; theridiid

Hypernyms ("theridiid" is a kind of...):

spider (predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey)

Holonyms ("theridiid" is a member of...):

family Theridiidae; Theridiidae (a family of comb-footed spiders)