トタテグモ

noun

trapdoor spider

Refers to spiders of the families Ctenizidae and Antrodiaetidae, known for building burrows with a hinged lid. In everyday Japanese, the katakana form トタテグモ is standard.

• トタテグモは地じ面めんに穴あなを掘ほり、蓋ふたを作つくって隠かくれる。

  Trapdoor spiders dig a hole in the ground, make a lid, and hide inside.

• この地ち域いきではトタテグモの巣すがよく見みつかる。

  Nests of trapdoor spiders are often found in this area.