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lycosid

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ly⋅co⋅sid

[lahy-koh-sid]
–noun
1. a spider of the family Lycosidae, comprising the wolf spiders.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Lycosidae.

Origin:
< NL Lycosidae family name, equiv. to Lycos(a) type genus (irreg. < Gk lýkos wolf) + -idae -id 2
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