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Lycosa
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Translingual
right|thumb|Lycosa leuckarti species Lycosa leuckarti
Etymology
mul :af grc:λῠ́κος la:-ōsus<alt:-ōsa> 1
From mul λύκος wolf grc -ōsa la adjectival suffix, feminine nominalized. mul Q312771 1804.
Many genera of the Lycosidae family are modelled after this etymology.
Pronunciation
English: en US /laɪˈkoʊ.sə/
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Lycosidae certain large wolf spiders
Hypernyms
genus ; Lycosinae subfamily - subfamily
Derived terms
Allocosa genus
Dingosa genus
Geolycosa genus
Gnatholycosa genus
Xerolycosa genus
References
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