solifuge
[ad. L. solifūga, var. of sol(i)pūga: cf. Solpuga.]
† 1. (See quot.). Obs.—0
| 1658 Phillips, Solifuge, a certain venemous animal, found chiefly in the Silver Mines of Sardinia. |
2. = solpugid. Also soˈlifugid (-dʒɪd) [-id3], in the same sense.
| 1925 R. W. G. Hingston in E. F. Norton Fight for Everest, 1924 iii. 286 Solifugids occur up to 15,000 feet. 1935 Discovery Sept. 282/2 The dread of a Spider or a Solifuge is due to the speed of its movement. 1964 J. Hillaby Journey to Jade Sea 182 The total bag was one grasshopper, one dead beetle..and a spider-like animal called a solifuge. 1968 R. D. Barnes Invertebrate Zool. (ed. 2) xiii. 399/2 Solifugids possess voracious appetites and feed on all types of small animals, including vertebrates. |