TARANTULA


Meaning of TARANTULA in English

n.1 any large hairy tropical spider of the family Theraphosidae.

2 a large black S. European spider, Lycosa tarentula, whose bite was formerly held to cause tarantism.

Etymology: med.L f. It. tarantola (as TARANTISM)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.