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tarantulae
tarantula的複數形
Ta·ran·tu·la n.; pl. E. Tarantulas L. Tarantulae Zool. Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also tarentula.]
Tarantula killer, a very large wasp (Pompilus formosus), which captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale Hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.
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tarantula
n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause
of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: European
wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula]
2: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not
highly venomous bites
[also: tarantulae (pl)]