tarantula

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tarantula

noun

pl. -·las or -·lae·

a wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of S Europe, whose bite was popularly but wrongly supposed to cause tarantism
any of numerous large, hairy spiders with a poisonous bite that usually has little effect on warmblooded animals; specif., any of a family (Theraphosidae) found in the SW U.S. and tropical America

Origin of tarantula

Medieval Latin from Italian tarantola from Taranto, near which the wolf spider was found

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tarantula

noun

pl. ta·ran·tu·las, or tarantu·lae

Any of various large hairy spiders chiefly of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a bite that is painful but usually not dangerous to humans.
A large wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of southern Europe, once thought to cause tarantism.

Origin of tarantula

Medieval Latin from Old Italian tarantola after Taranto

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Noun

(plural tarantulas or tarantulae)

A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula.
A "true tarantula", consisting of large, hairy spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
A member of several other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or close relation to family Theraphosidae.

Origin

Via Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, named after Taranto, a seaport in southern Italy; from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Î¤Î¬Ïá¾±Ï‚ (TarÄs) TarÄs; compare Modern Greek: Î¤Î¬ÏÎ±Î½Ï„Î±Ï‚ (TÃ¡rantas) Tarantas; Tarantino "Tarde;" ultimately from Illyrian darandos, "oak."

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tarantula - Medical Definition

pl. tarantulas or tarantulae (-lē′)

Any of various large hairy spiders chiefly of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a bite that is painful but usually not dangerous to humans.
A large wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of southern Europe, once thought to cause tarantism.

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