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n. Any of various large, hairy, chiefly tropical spiders of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously poisonous bite.

n. A large wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of southern Europe, once thought to cause tarantism.

n. A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula.

n. A "true tarantula", consisting of large, hairy spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.

n. A member of several other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or close relation to family Theraphosidae.

n. 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.

n. A large wolf-spider of southern Europe, Lycosa tarantula or Tarantula apuliæ, whose bite was fabled to cause tarantism; hence, any similar spider of the family Lycosidæ (which see), the species of which are numerous. See also cuts in next column.

n. Any one of the great hairy spiders of the warmer parts of America; a bird-spider or crabspider; any species of Mygale, or of some allied genus. See cuts under falx and Mygale.

n. [capitalized] [NL.] An old genus of spiders, formerly reputed to be poisonous, belonging to the family Lycosidæ, and now usually merged in the genus Lycosa. It rested on such species as T. apuliæ of southern Europe, now known as Lycosa tarantula. See def. 1.

n. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of spider-like scorpions.

n. large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites

n. large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

"In our notions concerning Substances, we are liable to all the former inconveniences: v.g. he that uses the word tarantula, without having any imagination or idea of what it stands for, pronounces a good word; but so long means nothing at all by it."

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tarantula dance    tarantism    tarantella   

tarantulae    tarentula   

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