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GENUS LYCOSA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Lycosidae
Synonyms:
genus Lycosa; Lycosa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Lycosa" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lycosa"):
European wolf spider; Lycosa tarentula; tarantula (large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement))
Holonyms ("genus Lycosa" is a member of...):
family Lycosidae; Lycosidae (wolf spiders)