Found 2 hits - Term: mygale avicularia, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mygale \myg"ale\, prop. n. l., a field mouse, gr. ?. zool.
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.
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see also:
ctenizidae mygale avicularia mygale cancerides trapdoor spiders mygale hentzii
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bird \bird\ b~erd, n. oe. brid, bred, bird, young bird,
bird, as. bridd young bird. root92.
1. orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal see 2.
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that ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --shak.
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the brydds birds of the aier have nestes.
--tyndale
matt. viii.
20.
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2. zool. a warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with
wings. see aves.
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3. specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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4. fig.: a girl; a maiden.
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and by my word the bonny bird
in danger shall not tarry. --campbell.
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arabian bird, the phenix.
bird of jove, the eagle.
bird of juno, the peacock.
bird louse zool., a wingless insect of the group
mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very
numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- bird mite
zool., a small mite genera dermanyssus,
dermaleichus and allies parasitic upon birds. the
species are numerous.
bird of passage, a migratory bird.
bird spider zool., a very large south american spider
mygale avicularia. it is said sometimes to capture and
kill small birds.
bird tick zool., a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds
genus ornithomyia, and allies, usually winged.
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see also:
aves arabian bird bird of jove bird of juno bird louse dermanyssus
dermaleichus bird of passage bird spider mygale avicularia bird tick
ornithomyia
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