单词 | tarantula |
释义 | tarantula[ tuh-ran-chuh-luh ] / təˈræn tʃə lə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tarantula ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of tarantula1555–65; <Medieval Latin <Italian tarantola.See Taranto, -ule WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tarantulatarantella, tarantulaWords nearby tarantulatarantass, tarantella, Tarantino, tarantism, Taranto, tarantula, Tarantula nebula, Tarapoto, Tararua biscuit, Tarascan, Tarasco Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tarantulaBritish Dictionary definitions for tarantulatarantula / (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 tarantulaC16: from Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tarantulatarantula [ tə-răn′chə-lə ] n. pl. ta•ran•tu•lasAny of various large, hairy, chiefly tropical spiders of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously poisonous bite. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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