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wolf spider vs. tarantula
noun
- any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.
[ tuh-ran-chuh-luh ]
noun,
- any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
- any of various related spiders.
- a large wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, of southern Europe, having a bite once thought to be the cause of tarantism.