Mygale Hentzii

Mygale Hentzii
Mygale Myg"a*le, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family {Ctenizidae}, 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 ({Mygale cancerides}) are among the largest species. They are also called {trapdoor spiders}. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}). [1913 Webster +PJC]

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  • Mygale Hentzii — Tarantula Ta*ran tu*la, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mygale — Myg a*le, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family {Ctenizidae}, having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mygale avicularia — Mygale Myg a*le, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family {Ctenizidae}, having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mygale cancerides — Mygale Myg a*le, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family {Ctenizidae}, having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trapdoor spiders — Mygale Myg a*le, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family {Ctenizidae}, having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pompilus formosus — Tarantula Ta*ran tu*la, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tarantula — Ta*ran tu*la, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tarantula apuliae — Tarantula Ta*ran tu*la, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tarantula killer — Tarantula Ta*ran tu*la, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tarantulae — Tarantula Ta*ran tu*la, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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