noun · rare

tarantula

ta·ran·tu·la

tarantula · tarantulas · tarantulae

паук-птицеед, паук-птицеяд

Vogelspinne

Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family TheraphosidaeAny of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.

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UK/təˈɹæn.t͡ʃʊ.lə/US/təˈɹæn.t͡ʃə.lə/

» Would you rather eat a mouse or a tarantula?

Würdest du eher eine Maus oder eine Tarantel verspeisen?

Würden Sie eher eine Maus oder eine Tarantel essen?

Что бы ты предпочёл съесть — мышь или тарантула?

Meaning

3 senses

Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
Vogelspinne
пау́к-птицее́дpaúk-pticejéd, пау́к-птицея́дpaúk-pticejád
(broadly)A member of certain other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or membership of infraorder Mygalomorphae to which Theraphosidae family also belongs.
(dated)A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism).
Tarantel
тара́нтулtarántul, мизги́рьmizgírʹ
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

Examples

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Would you rather eat a mouse or a tarantula?
ruЧто бы ты предпочёл съесть — мышь или тарантула?
deWürdest du eher eine Maus oder eine Tarantel verspeisen?
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Ziri did not buy that tarantula.
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Yuri wanted to touch the tarantula.
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Yuri wanted to pet the tarantula.
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What do you feed your tarantula?
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

spider of the family Theraphosidae:

wolf spider of the species Lycosa tarantula:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

spider of the family Theraphosidae:

wolf spider of the species Lycosa tarantula:

Origin

From Medieval Latin tarantula, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto (“seaport in south

From Medieval Latin tarantula, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto (“seaport in southern Italy”), from Latin Tarentum (“Latin name of the town”), from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās, “Greek name of the town”), genitive Τᾰ́ρᾰντος; compare Modern Greek Τάραντας (Tárantas) and Tarantino Tarde. probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”).

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