lycosid

[ lahy-koh-sid ]

noun

1. a spider of the family Lycosidae, comprising the wolf spiders.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Lycosidae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lycosid¹

< New Latin Lycosidae family name, equivalent to Lycos ( a ) type genus (irregular < Greek lýkos wolf ) + -idae -id ²

Example Sentences

Describing a stroll through Costa Rica’s Area de Conservacion Guanacaste rainforest, evolutionary ecologist Daniel Janzen in 2019 wrote: “Gone are the spiderwebs that decades back entangled those leaves. Gone is the nighttime sparkle in the leaves reflected from thousands of lycosid spider eyes.”

From Reuters

Levav and co-author Jennifer J. Argo of the University of Alberta point out in the study that "the influence of maternal physical contact is so pervasive that its effect is observed even in arachnids; young lycosid spiderlings who experience a greater degree of maternal contact subsequently exhibit more extensive exploratory behavior in a novel open field arena."

From Washington Post

This lycosid became so very tame that she would crawl upon my finger and allow herself to be brought close to my eyes, so that I could observe her deft and skilful movements while beautifying her person.

From Project Gutenberg

I have strong reasons for believing that certain spiders possess this phase of memory; at least, a certain lycosid once evinced such unmistakable evidences of a recognition of my individual person, that more than one observer became convinced that she knew me from other people.

From Project Gutenberg