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Meaning of mygale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈmɪɡəli/

Definitions

  1. A shrew or ferret.
    obsolete
  2. Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy trapdoor spiders with four lungs and four spinnerets, now distributed in Mygalomorphae.

Examples

“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 […] .”
“The Mygales are the most interesting creatures, and are called Mason spiders because they build their own houses in a very remarkable manner.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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