| NOUN | animal | tarantula, European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula | large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) |
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| animal | tarantula | large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful / painful but not highly venomous bites |
| Sounds | tahrae'nchahlah; tahrae'nchuwlah | |
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| Rhymes | Abila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah... | |
| Meaning | large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement). | |
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| Synonyms | European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful / painful but not highly venomous bites. | |
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| Member of | Theraphosidae, family Theraphosidae | large tropical spiders |
| Broader | spider | predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body |
| Spanish | tarántula | |
| Catalan | taràntula | |
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