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Definition of Katipo
1. a New Zealand spider [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Katipo
Literary usage of Katipo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1906)
"The katipo is a small poisonous spider confined to New Zealand. Mr. WH Wright
has recorded the case of a person who, in 1865, was bitten by this spider on ..."
2. New Zealand for the Emigrant, Invalid, and Tourist by John Murray Moore (1890)
"... common—Curies of teeth—Xo Ague in the colony- katipo-bite—Diseases arising
from Abuse of Alcohol and Tobacco—Lunacy in New Zealand—Vital statistics. ..."
3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Buller, before Wellington 1 Philosophical Society, quoted in 'The ' katipo,'Jan.
I, 1892, p. 2: " I have satisfied myself that in common with many other ..."
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