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tarentula 狼蛛 狼蛛 Tarantula \ Ta* ran" tu* la\, n.; pl. E. { Tarantulas}, L. { Tarantulae}. [ NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] ( Zool.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species ({ Tarantula apuliae}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [ Written also { tarentula}.] [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Tarentula \ Ta* ren" tu* la\, n. See { Tarantula}. [ 1913 Webster]
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