"mygale" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪɡəli/ [UK] Forms: mygales [plural]
Etymology: Wikispecies 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). Etymology templates: {{wikispecies|Mygalomorphae}} Wikispecies, {{bor|en|la-lat|mygale||field mouse}} Late Latin mygale (“field mouse”), {{der|en|grc|μυγαλέη||shrew}} Ancient Greek μυγαλέη (mugaléē, “shrew”), {{m|he|אֲנָקָה}} אֲנָקָה Head templates: {{en-noun}} mygale (plural mygales)
  1. (obsolete) A shrew or ferret. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-mygale-en-noun-qPHKJlmB
  2. Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae. Categories (lifeform): Mustelids, Mygalomorph spiders, Soricomorphs
    Sense id: en-mygale-en-noun-9r4KMHC6 Disambiguation of Mustelids: 42 58 Disambiguation of Mygalomorph spiders: 11 89 Disambiguation of Soricomorphs: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

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