noun
Meaning 1
A shrew or ferret.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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mygale
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UK: /ˈmɪɡəli/
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.
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History
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).