tarantula
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ta·ran·tu·la /təˈræntjələ $ -tʃələ/ noun [countable] 
HBIa large poisonous spider from Southern Europe and tropical America 塔兰托毒蛛〔见于南欧及热带美洲的一种有毒大蜘蛛〕
HBIa large poisonous spider from Southern Europe and tropical America 塔兰托毒蛛〔见于南欧及热带美洲的一种有毒大蜘蛛〕Examples from the Corpus
tarantula• I thought it must be a tarantula at least with all the fuss you're making.• Barry had told them at school that his Dad had bought him a tarantula.• Timidity is a tarantula upon the academy.• I bolt across the sheets legs first like a tarantula on the run.• He once did a show on an Amazonian tarantula that occasionally eats birds.• Do you own a pet tarantula or sing in a barbershop quartet?• I made love to her under the tarantula.• The Cotswold Wild Life Park is home to many exotic species of animals ranging from big cats to tarantulas.Origin tarantula (1500-1600) Medieval Latin Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto city in southern Italy, where such spiders are foundta·ran·tu·la nounChineseSyllable
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tarantula
ta‧ran‧tu‧la /təˈræntjələ, təˈræntjʊlə $ -tʃələ/
noun [countable]
a large poisonous spider from Southern Europe and tropical America
ta‧ran‧tu‧la /təˈræntjələ, təˈræntjʊlə $ -tʃələ/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto city in southern Italy, where such spiders are found
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto city in southern Italy, where such spiders are found
a large poisonous spider from Southern Europe and tropical America