tarantula

Noun
  1. Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) (synset 101778011)
    is a type of: hunting spider, wolf spider - ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
    belongs to: genus lycosa, lycosa - type genus of the family Lycosidae
    same as: european wolf spider, lycosa tarentula
  2. Large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites (synset 101777391)
    is a type of: spider - predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
    belongs to: family theraphosidae, theraphosidae - large tropical spiders; tarantulas

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