Usually means: Wasp that preys on tarantulas.
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  1. tarantula killer: Merriam-Webster
  2. tarantula-killer, tarantula killer: Wordnik
  3. tarantula killer: Wiktionary
  4. Tarantula killer: Dictionary.com
  5. tarantula killer: FreeDictionary.org
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Definitions from Wiktionary (tarantula killer)

noun:  (archaic) Any species of tarantula wasp, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

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