pachyglossate (pakiglosat)

[ Pachygnatha (pa-kig'nā-tha), n. [NL. (Sun devall, 1823), fem. of pachygnathus: see pa chygnathous.] A genus of spiders, typical of the family Pachygnathidæ, formerly united with the Theridiida, now placed in Tetra gnat hi dey They short legs, thick, strong, and widely divergent mandibles, whence the name. E. clercki is an example. Also Pachygnathus. Pachygnathidæ (pak-ig-nath'i-dē), n. pl. [NL. (Menge, 1866), is a species of great size and striking colors, which lives on cactus-plants in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is 14 inches long, velvety-blackish, veined with yellow, the legs and antennæ banded with orange. The nymph is steel-blue, spotted and banded with red and orange. See cut under Mictidæ.