tarantula
nounHow many syllables in tarantula?
There are 4 syllables in the word tarantula.How to pronounce tarantula:
Definition of tarantula:
- tarantula (noun):
- compare bird spider, baboon spider
- large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement).
- any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
Synonyms for tarantula:
european wolf spider
genus lycosa
hunting spider
lycosa tarentula
wolf spider
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