tarantism


tar·an·tism

noun \ˈtar-ən-ˌtiz-əm\

Definition of TARANTISM

: a dancing mania or malady of late medieval Europe popularly regarded as being caused by the bite of the European tarantula (Lycosa tarentula)

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