tarantula

ta·ran·tu·la  (t-rnch-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.

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[Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, after Taranto.]

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tarantula

Noun

1. a large hairy spider of tropical America with a poisonous bite

2. a large hairy spider of S Europe [Medieval Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tarantula - large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula 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 [təˈræntjulə] n → tarántula

tarantula [təˈræntjulə] n → tarentule f

tarantula [təˈræntjulə] n → Tarantel f

tarantula [təˈræntjulə] n → tarantola

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tarantula

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 taranteli tarantule טַרַנטוּלָה बडी मकडी़ tarantula tarantulapók tarantula tarantúla tarantola 舞踏ぐも 독거미(이탈리아 남부산) tarantula tarantuls tarantula tarantula tarantell tarantula tarântula tarantulă тарантул tarantula tarantola tarantula tarantel แมงมุมพิษตัวใหญ่ในตระกูล Theraphosidae zehirli örümcek, tarantula 塔蘭圖拉毒蛛, 鳥蛛, 狼蛛, тарантул ايک قسم کي زہريلي مکڑي nhện đen 塔兰图拉毒蛛, 鸟蛛, 狼蛛,