| NOUN | animal | Lycosa tarentula, European wolf spider, tarantula | large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) |
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| Meaning | large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement). | |
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| Synonyms | European wolf spider, tarantula | |
| Member of | Lycosa, genus Lycosa | type genus of the family Lycosidae |
| Broader | wolf spider, hunting spider | ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web |
| Spanish | tarántula | |
| Catalan | taràntula | |
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