solpugid Ent.
(sɒlˈpjuːdʒɪd)
[See prec. and -id3.]
One of the Solpugidæ: (see prec. 2).
| 1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 655 Under the term Pedipalpi we would embrace..the Solpugids and Phalangids. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 281 The Muscular System of Solpugids appears to be very similar to that of other Arachnids. Ibid., Several Solpugids entered the tent-door. 1912 J. H. Comstock Spider Bk. i. 34 Most solpugids spend the day under stones or other rubbish..and come forth at night. 1954 Borror & DeLong Introd. Study of Insects xxx. 787 The body of a solpugid is about ½ inch long and is somewhat constricted in the middle, and the chelicerae are very large. |