/theuh rid"ee id, ther'i duy"id/ , n.
1. a spider of the family Theridiidae, comprising the comb-footed spiders.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Theridiidae.
[ Theridiidae name of the family, equiv. to Theridi ( um ) a genus ( therídion, dim of theríon beast) + NL -idae -ID 2 ]