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Definition of tarantula
tarantulas
alsotarantulae
play \-ˌlē\1 : a European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) popularly held to be the cause of tarantism
2 : any of various large, hairy, American spiders (family Theraphosidae) that are typically rather sluggish and capable of biting sharply though most forms are not significantly poisonous to humans
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But including more kinds of species in a campaign may boost donations—especially for endangered frogs and tarantulas or other underappreciated animals—and even plants.
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Meet live animals such as a red-foot tortoise, a monk parakeet, a Mandarin duck, a Chilean rose-haired tarantula and more.
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The four-legged spidery machine is about the size of a large tarantula.
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A tweet from Folsom Lake’s twitter account on Saturday showed a large tarantula in the grass.
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According to the Bee’s Cathy Locke, one of the common species of tarantula inhabiting the Folsom area is named after Johnny Cash.
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This was posted Friday May 26, 2017 by Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Crawling through a tunnel full of tarantulas.
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The new Gong shoots for its predecessor's zany factor with acts that include a couple who shoot banana pieces into each other's mouths and a woman dressed as Little Bo Peep who puts her pet tarantula in her mouth while playing the harmonica.
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During the molting process, tarantulas contract their abdomens, which pushes fluid into the upper body, or cephalothorax.
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Origin and Etymology of tarantula
Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto
TARANTULA Defined for English Language Learners
tarantula
playDefinition of tarantula for English Language Learners
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: a large, hairy spider that lives in warm regions
TARANTULA Defined for Kids
tarantula
playDefinition of tarantula for Students
: a large hairy spider of warm regions of North and South America whose bite may be painful but is usually not serious to humans except for a few South American species
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Medical Definition of tarantula
tarantulas
alsotarantulae
\-ˈran-chə-ˌlē, -ˈrant-əl-ˌē\play play1: a European spider (Lycosa tarentula of the family Lycosidae) popularly held to be the cause of tarantism
2: any of a family (Theraphosidae) of large hairy American spiders that are typically rather sluggish and capable of biting sharply though most forms are not significantly poisonous to humans
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