Definitions from Wiktionary (tarantula)

▸ noun:  Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
▸ noun:  (by extension) 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.
▸ noun:  (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).
▸ Also see tarantula

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