English Explanatory Dictionary

mygale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shrew or ferret.
  2. Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪɡəli/

Word forms

mygale mygales

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mygale (“field mouse”) (Vetus Latina), from Ancient Greek μυγαλέη (mugaléē, “shrew”) (used in the Septuagint to translate Hebrew אֲנָקָה, now generally thought to indicate a gecko or similar small reptile).

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