Sicarius

See also: sicarius

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin sīcārius.

Proper noun

Sicarius m

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

Hypernyms

(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

(genus in Sicariidae): Sicarius terrosus - type species

References

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

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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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