1. Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
   - European wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula 
2. Large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites

Derived forms: tarantulae, tarantulas

Type of: hunting spider, spider, wolf spider

Part of: family Theraphosidae, genus Lycosa, Lycosa, Theraphosidae

Encyclopedia: Tarantula

• glanders
• glandulae cervicales uteri
• glandulae sebaceae
• glandular
• glandular cancer
• glandular carcinoma
• glandular disease
• glandular disorder
• glandular fever
• glandular Labrador tea
• glandular plague
• glans
• glans clitoridis
• glans penis
• glare
• Glareola
• glareole
• Glareolidae
• glaring
• glaringly
• glary
• Glaser
• Glasgow
• glasnost
• glass