Tarantula

Noun

 * 1) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula.
 * 2) A "true tarantula", consisting of large, hairy spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
 * 3) A member of several other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or close relation to family Theraphosidae.

Synonyms

 * true tarantula
 * bird spider
 * monkey spider
 * rain spider

Thesaurus
arachnid, arthropod, beetle, bug, caterpillar, centipede, chilopod, daddy longlegs, diplopod, fly, harvestman, hexapod, insect, larva, maggot, millepede, millipede, mite, nymph, scorpion, spider, tick

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 捕鳥蛛, 捕鸟蛛
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: tarantella, taranteli
 * French: tarentule


 * German:
 * Icelandic: tarantúla
 * Japanese: オオツチグモ (大土蜘蛛)
 * Navajo:
 * Russian:, паук-птицеяд
 * Spanish: tarántula
 * Swahili: bui


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 狼蜘蛛
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: tarantella, taranteli
 * French: tarentule
 * German:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: コモリグモ (子守蜘蛛), タランチュラ
 * Persian:
 * Russian: тарантул