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Word: Tarantula
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola ‘tarantula’, from the name of the seaport Taranto. Compare with tarantella and tarantism
təˈrantjʊlə
təˈrantʃələ
a very large hairy spider found chiefly in tropical and subtropical America, some kinds of which are able to catch small lizards, frogs, and birds.
Short Definition:very large hairy spider found chiefly in tropical and subtropical America
a large black wolf spider of southern Europe, whose bite was formerly believed to cause tarantism.
Short Definition:large black wolf spider of southern Europe, whose bite was formerly believed to cause tarantism
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