mygale
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Definition of mygale
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(obsolete)A shrew or ferret.
“These also shal be reputed among polluted things, of al that moue vpon the earth, the weesel and the mouse and the crocadile, euerie one according to their kinde, the migale and the camelean […] .”
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noun
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(obsolete)A shrew or ferret.
“These also shal be reputed among polluted things, of al that moue vpon the earth, the weesel and the mouse and the crocadile, euerie one according to their kinde, the migale and the camelean […] .”
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Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.
“The Mygales are the most interesting creatures, and are called Mason spiders because they build their own houses in a very remarkable manner.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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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