my gal1dæ

pl. [Latin mygal ( e ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Zool .: A family of Arachnid a, the typical and only one of the tribe Tet rap neum ones (Four-lunged Spiders). There are four stigmatic openings toward the base of the abdomen, and the spinnerets are only four, two of them very small. There are many species, some large, inhabiting warm countries. Most construct silken habitations. my-lā-bris, subst . [Gr. mylabris in Photius for mylakris a kind of cockroach found in mills and bakehouses.] Entom.: A genus of Can thar ide. Mylabris cich orii, a common Indian species, M. indica , M.mel an ura, M. humeral is , M. proxima , and M. oriental is have been recommended as substitutes for cantharides. ( Calcutta Exhib . Rep .)