Mygale
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪɡəli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mygale is a noun meaning Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.
Meaning
Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A shrew or ferret.
Example Sentences
The Mygales are the most interesting creatures, and are called Mason spiders because they build their own houses in a very remarkable manner.
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 […] .
Word Forms
- mygales
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shrewmouse, shrow, gopher, shrew, galesaurid, algazel.
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