ta·ran·tu·la (t -r n ch-l)n. pl. ta·ran·tu·las or tarantu·lae (-l   ) 1. Any of various large, hairy, chiefly tropical spiders of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously poisonous bite. 2. A large wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of southern Europe, once thought to cause tarantism. [Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, after Taranto.] |
tarantula [təˈræntjʊlə]
n pl -las, -lae [-ˌliː]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various large hairy mostly tropical spiders of the American family Theraphosidae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large hairy spider, Lycosa tarentula of S Europe, the bite of which was formerly thought to cause tarantism
[from Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tarantula - large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)hunting spider, wolf spider - ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web genus Lycosa, Lycosa - type genus of the family Lycosidae |
| 2. | tarantula - large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites spider - predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey family Theraphosidae, Theraphosidae - large tropical spiders; tarantulas |
Translations
tarantula
n → Tarantel f
n tarantula [təˈrӕntjulə, (American ) -tʃu-]
any of several types of large hairy spider, some poisonous. tarantula رُتَيْلاء: عَنْكَبوت سام тарантула tarantule tarantel; fugleedderkop die Tarantel ταραντούλα tarántula tarantel رتیل tarantula tarantule טַרַנטוּלָה बडी मकडी़ tarantula tarantulapók tarantula tarantúla tarantola 舞踏ぐも 땅거미의 일종 tarantula tarantuls tarantula tarantula tarantell tarantula tarântula tarantulă тарантул tarantula tarantola tarantula tarantel แมงมุมพิษตัวใหญ่ในตระกูล Theraphosidae zehirli örümcek, tarantula 鳥蛛, 狼蛛 тарантул ايک قسم کي زہريلي مکڑي nhện đen 塔兰图拉毒蛛, 鸟蛛, 狼蛛,
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