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"Tarantula" Definition

noun

A large wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of southern Europe, once thought to cause tarantism.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of various large, hairy, chiefly tropical spiders of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously poisonous bite.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A European wolf spider () popularly held to be the cause of .

Source: Merriam-Webster

Any of a family (Theraphosidae) of large hairy American spiders that are typically rather sluggish and capable of biting sharply though most forms are not significantly poisonous to humans.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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