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tarantula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tarantula has 2 senses
- tarantula(n = noun.animal) european wolf spider, lycosa tarentula - large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement); Array is a kind of hunting spider, wolf spider
- tarantula(n = noun.animal) Array - large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites; Array is a kind of spider
is a member of genus lycosa, lycosa
is a member of family theraphosidae, theraphosidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
tarantula, n. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.].
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliæ ). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tarantula, n.
1 any large hairy tropical spider of the family Theraphosidae.
2 a large black S. European spider, Lycosa tarentula, whose bite was formerly held to cause tarantism.
1 any large hairy tropical spider of the family Theraphosidae.
2 a large black S. European spider, Lycosa tarentula, whose bite was formerly held to cause tarantism.
Etymology
med.L f. It. tarantola (as TARANTISM)
THESAURUS
tarantula
arachnid, arthropod, beetle, bug, caterpillar, centipede, chilopod, daddy longlegs, diplopod, fly, harvestman, hexapod, insect, larva, maggot, millepede, millipede, mite, nymph, scorpion, spider, tick
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