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ta·ran·tu·la
\təˈranch(ə)lə, -raan-, -ntələ\ noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto, seaport in southern Italy
1. plural tarantulas \-ləz\ also ta·rantu·lae \-chəˌlē, -təlˌē\ : a European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) regarded as the cause of tarantism
2. plural tarantulas also tarantulae
a. : a spider of the suborder Mygalomorphae; especially : any of various large hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae that are typically rather sluggish and though capable of biting sharply are not significantly poisonous to man : bird spider
b. : a large spider — not used technically
3. capitalized [New Latin, from Medieval Latin] : a genus (the type of the family Tarantulidae) of whip scorpions |