myelonal

[Eng. myelon; -al.] Pertaining to or connected with the myelon (q. v.). "A contiguous portion of the anterior myelonal col. umns."-Orwen: Comp . Anat.; Vertebrates , ii. 82. mỹg-a-lē, s. [Gr.=a shrew or field mouse.] Zoology: *1. An old genus of Soricide (Shrews) containing the Desmans. [MYOGALE.] 2. The typical genus of the family Mygalide. The species are large, with a rough hairy coat and stout hairy legs. They chiefly inhabit tropical America, though some extend to the East. They reside in fi ures in trees, im the crevices between stones, ., spinning a tubular, silken dwelling. The best known species, Mygale avicular i a , was alleged by Madame Merian and others to catch birds, then the notion was abandoned; but Mr. Bates recently revived it, having found a dead and a living bird in these spiders' webs.