mygale avicularia

Mygale \Myg"a*le\, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
   A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family
   {Ctenizidae}, having four lungs and only four spinnerets.
   They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the
   earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South
   American bird spider ({Mygale avicularia}), and the crab
   spider, or matoutou ({Mygale cancerides}) are among the
   largest species. They are also called {trapdoor spiders}.
   Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the
   Texas tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}).
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Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,
   bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]
   1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
      nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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            That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.
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            The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.
                                                  --Tyndale
                                                  (Matt. viii.
                                                  20).
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   2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with
      wings. See {Aves}.
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   3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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   4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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            And by my word! the bonny bird
            In danger shall not tarry.            --Campbell.
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   {Arabian bird}, the phenix.

   {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.

   {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.

   {Bird louse} (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group
      Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very
      numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite
      (Zool.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},
      {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The
      species are numerous.

   {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.

   {Bird spider} (Zool.), a very large South American spider
      ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and
      kill small birds.

   {Bird tick} (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds
      (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
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