Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the araneid family Lycosidæ.
- Having the characters of or belonging to the family Lycosidæ.
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- noun zoology Any member of the
Lycosidae .
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Examples
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This lycosid became so very tame that she would crawl upon my finger and allow herself to be brought close to my eyes, so that I could observe her deft and skilful movements while beautifying her person.
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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I have strong reasons for believing that certain spiders possess this phase of memory; at least, a certain lycosid once evinced such unmistakable evidences of a recognition of my individual person, that more than one observer became convinced that she knew me from other people.
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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