noun pl. tarantulas or tarantulae
Origin: ML < It tarantola < Taranto, near which the wolf spider was found
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noun pl. ta·ran·tu·las or tarantu·lae (-lēˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin
Origin: , from Old Italian tarantola
Origin: , after Taranto
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