ta|ran|tu|la

ta|ran|tu|la
ta|ran|tu|la «tuh RAN chuh luh», noun, plural -las, -lae «-lee».
1. a large, hairy spider of southern Europe, whose slightly poisonous bite was once imagined to cause an insane desire to dance: »

The tarantula's powerful body is covered with long hairs that transmit a delicate sense of touch (Science News Letter).

2. any one of a family of large, hairy spiders with a painful but not serious bite, found in the southwestern United States and South and Central America: »

A typical southwestern U.S. tarantula has a body about two inches long and a leg span of about six inches (Science News Letter).

╂[< Medieval Latin tarantula < Italian tarantola < Taranto Taranto, a city in Italy, near which the spider is found]

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