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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une grande araignée poilue des régions tropicales et subtropicales, connue pour ses crochets capables d'infliger des morsures douloureuses mais peu venimeuses.

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.

   🇫🇷Lycosa tarentule

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.

   🇫🇷Mygale

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