tarantula

A noun referring to a large, hairy spider found in tropical and subtropical regions, known for its fangs which can deliver a painful but not highly venomous bite.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine große, behaarte Spinne bezeichnet, die in tropischen und subtropischen Regionen lebt und für ihre kräftigen, schmerzhaften, aber meist nicht stark giftigen Bisse bekannt ist.

1. European Wolf Spider C1 formal

   A large southern European spider historically believed to cause tarantism, a condition involving uncontrollable bodily movements.

   • The tarantula of southern Europe was once feared for causing a dancing mania.
   • Historical records describe the tarantula as the source of tarantism.
   • People believed that music could cure the bite of the European tarantula.

   🇩🇪Europäische Wolfsspinne

2. Large Hairy Tropical Spider B1 formal

   A large, hairy spider found in tropical regions, possessing fangs that can deliver a painful but not highly venomous bite.

   • The tarantula slowly crawled across the terrarium floor.
   • Despite its fearsome appearance, a tarantula's bite is rarely dangerous to humans.
   • Many people keep tarantulas as exotic pets.

   🇩🇪Große haarige tropische Spinne

• tarantulas plural form
• tarantulas' possessive plural form
• tarantula's possessive singular form