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tarantula |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr It tarantola, fr L. Tarentum, now Taranto in the south of Italy.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species ({Tarantula apuli[ae]}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also {tarentula}.] {Tarantula killer}, a very large wasp ({Pompilus formosus}), which captures the Texan tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tarantula n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: {European wolf spider}, {Lycosa tarentula}] 2: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
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