Atrax

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Etymology

Coined by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge and published in 1877

Possibly from Latin ātra (feminine nominative) meaning dull black, dark., but more likely from Latin Atrax- although there is no obvious connection between Australian spiders and ancient Greece. A third possibility could involve a misspelling of Latin atrox, having the meaning ‘terrible, frightening, dreadful’ (more appropriate in the light of the potency of the venom).

Proper noun

Atrax m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Hexathelidae – certain of the funnel-web tarantulas.

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Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄτραξ (Átrax).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Atrax m sg (genitive Atracis); third declension

  1. A town of Thessaly, situated above the river Peneus
  2. A river in Aetolia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Atrax
genitive Atracis
dative Atracī
accusative Atracem
ablative Atrace
vocative Atrax
locative Atracī
Atrace

References

  • “Atrax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Atrax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Atrax”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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