Definition of tarantula Tarantula
/tʌɹæˈnʧulʌ/ - [turanchulu] - ta•ran•tu•la
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What does tarantula mean?
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NounPlural: tarantulas |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tarantula (n.)
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale.
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tarantula
The common name for a group of hairy, sometimes very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which 800 species have been identified.
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- Tarantula is the common name for a group of "hairy" and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Tarantulas hunt prey in both trees and on the ground. All tarantulas can emit silk. These spiders are found in tropical and desert regions around the world.
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🔤- tarantula, noun, singular of tarantulas / tarantulae.
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