tarantula

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Synonyms: tarentula, tarantola, taranta, tarantella, tarantulas, tarantulae, tarantel, tarantara, tarentola

Antonyms: tarentula, tarantola, taranta, tarantella, tarantulas, tarantulae, tarantel, tarantara, tarentola

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q213383}}Any of the [[large]], [[hairy]], mostly [[New World]] [[spider]]s [[comprise|comprising]] the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Theraphosidae|family}}.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A member of certain other [[group#Noun|groups]] of spiders, generally [[characterize]]d by large [[size#Noun|size]], [[hairiness]], or [[membership]] of [[infraorder]] {{taxfmt|Mygalomorphae|infraorder}} to which Theraphosidae family also [[belong]]s.
3. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[species]] of [[wolf spider]], {{taxfmt|Lycosa tarantula|species}}, [[native#Adjective|native]] to southern Europe, the [[mildly]] [[poisonous]] [[bite#Noun|bite]] of which was once [[think#Verb|thought]] to cause an [[extreme]] [[urge#Noun|urge]] to [[dance#Verb|dance]] ([[tarantism]]). {{defdate|from mid 16th c.}}

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