mygălē, ēs, f., = μυγαλῆ (post-class.),
a small species of mouse , called in pure Lat. mus araneus, Veg. Vet. 3, 4, 33; Col. 6, 17, 1.
·noun A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not sp...
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