tarantula
IPA: tʌrˈæntʃuɫʌ
noun
- Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
- (by extension) A member of certain other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or membership of infraorder Mygalomorphae to which Theraphosidae family also belongs.
- (dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism).
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Examples of "tarantula" in Sentences
- He got a bite from tarantula.
- He is bitten by the Tarantula.
- Some of the tarantulas are arboreal.
- Both the tarantula and scorpion flee together.
- The tarantulas are the toughest of the spiders.
- They use olfaction to find the lair of a tarantula.
- Geococcyx is the only real predator of the tarantula.
- He captures Tarantula and turns himself in to the police.
- During and after the molt, the tarantula is weak and dehydrated.
- The cricket did not actually initiate contact with the tarantula.
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