tarantulae in English
noun
1
a large hairy spider found chiefly in tropical and subtropical America, some kinds of which are able to catch small lizards, frogs, and birds.
The children were given the chance to handle giant snails, snake, frogs, tarantulas , scorpions, millipedes and cockroaches.
2
a large black wolf spider of southern Europe whose bite was formerly believed to cause tarantism.
By means of dancing and sweating, those bitten by tarantulas endeavor to expel the infected vapors.
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