MYGALE

Etymology

Noun

mygale (plural mygales)

Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.

Anagrams

• -megaly, gamely, gleamy

Source: Wiktionary


Myg"a*le, n. Etym: [L., a field mouse, Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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