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tarantula: Meaning and Definition of
ta•ran•tu•la
Pronunciation: (tu-ran'chu-lu), [key]
— pl. -las, -lae
- any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
- any of various related spiders.
- a large wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, of southern Europe, having a bite once thought to be the cause of tarantism.
See also:
- tarantula (Thesaurus)
