Sicarius

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Translingual[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin sīcārius.

Proper noun[edit]

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A taxonomic genus within the family Sicariidae – certain recluse spiders.
A taxonomic genus within the family Habronematidae – certain nematodes; Synonym of Lispirurus.

Hypernyms[edit]

(genus in Sicariidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Haplogynae - series; Scytodoidea - superfamily; Sicariidae - family

Hyponyms[edit]

(genus in Sicariidae): Sicarius terrosus - type species

References[edit]

Sicarius (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sicarius (Walckenaer) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sicarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sīcārius (“daggerman, contract killer”).

Noun[edit]

Sicarius (plural Sicarii)

(historical) Any of a group of Jews who attempted to expel the Romans from Judea using concealed daggers.

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