資料來源 : pyDict
tarantula的復數形
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L.
{Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now
Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly
supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species
({Tarantula apuli[ae]}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also
{tarentula}.]
{Tarantula killer}, a very large wasp ({Pompilus formosus}),
which captures the Texan tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}) and
places it in its nest as food for its young, after
paralyzing it by a sting.
資料來源 : WordNet®
tarantula
n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause
of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: {European
wolf spider}, {Lycosa tarentula}]
2: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not
highly venomous bites
[also: {tarantulae} (pl)]
tarantulae
See {tarantula}