transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈran-chə-lə, -tə-lə; -ˈranch-lə, -ˈrant- ]
noun
( plural ta·ran·tu·las also ta·ran·tu·lae -ˌlē)
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto
Date: 1561
1. : a European wolf spider ( Lycosa tarentula ) popularly held to be the cause of tarantism
2. : 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