tarantula
[ tuh-ran-chuh-luh ]
/ təˈræn tʃə lə /
noun, plural ta·ran·tu·las, ta·ran·tu·lae [tuh-ran-chuh-lee] /təˈræn tʃəˌli/.
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.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tarantula
tarantella tarantulaWords nearby tarantula
tarantass,
tarantella,
tarantino,
tarantism,
taranto,
tarantula,
tarantula nebula,
tarapoto,
tararua biscuit,
tarascan,
tarasco
Example sentences from the Web for tarantula
British Dictionary definitions for tarantula
tarantula
/ (təˈræntjʊlə) /
noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
any of various large hairy mostly tropical spiders of the American family Theraphosidae
a large hairy spider, Lycosa tarentula of S Europe, the bite of which was formerly thought to cause tarantism
Word Origin for tarantula
C16: from Medieval Latin, from Old Italian
tarantola, from
Taranto
Medical definitions for tarantula
tarantula
[ tə-răn′chə-lə ]
n. pl. ta•ran•tu•las
Any of various large, hairy, chiefly tropical spiders of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously poisonous bite.