TARANTULA


Meaning of TARANTULA in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.