English-Thai Dictionary

tarantula

N แมงมุม พิษ ตัว ใหญ่ ใน ตระกูล  Theraphosidae mang-mum-pid-tua-yai-nai-tra-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TARANTULA

n.A species of spider, the Aranea tarantula, so called, it is said, from Tarentum in Apulia, where this animal is mostly found; a venomous insect, whose bite gives name to a new disease, called tarantismus. This is said to be cured by music.

 

TARANTULATE

v.t.To excite or govern emotions by music.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TARANTULA

Ta *ran "tu *la, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L. Tarantulæ. Etym: [NL. , fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliæ ). 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.

 

TARANTULATED

TARANTULATED Ta *ran "tu *la `ted, a.

 

Defn: Bitten by a tarantula; affected with tarantism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tarantula

ta ran tu la |təˈranCHələ təˈræntʃələ | ▶noun 1 a large hairy spider found chiefly in tropical and subtropical America, some kinds of which are able to catch small lizards, frogs, and birds. [Family Theraphosidae, suborder Mygalomorphae: numerous species. ] 2 a large black wolf spider of southern Europe whose bite was formerly believed to cause tarantism. [Lycosa tarentula, family Lycosidae. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola ‘tarantula, ’ from the name of the seaport Taranto. Compare with tarantella and tarantism .

 

tarantula hawk

ta ran tu la hawk ▶noun a large spider-hunting wasp of the southwestern US. [Genus Pepsis, family Pompilidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

tarantula

tarantula |təˈrantjʊlə | ▶noun 1 a very large hairy spider found chiefly in tropical and subtropical America, some kinds of which are able to catch small lizards, frogs, and birds. Also called bird-eating spider. ●Family Theraphosidae, suborder Mygalomorphae. 2 a large black wolf spider of southern Europe, whose bite was formerly believed to cause tarantism. ●Lycosa tarentula, family Lycosidae. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola ‘tarantula ’, from the name of the seaport Taranto. Compare with tarantella and tarantism .

 

tarantula hawk

ta ran tu la hawk ▶noun a large spider-hunting wasp of the southwestern US. [Genus Pepsis, family Pompilidae. ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

tarántula

tarántula nombre femenino Araña de unos 3 a 5 cm de largo, color negro por encima y rojo por debajo, cuerpo velloso, abdomen casi redondo y patas robustas; es de costumbres nocturnas, y vive entre las piedras y en agujeros profundos que practica en el suelo :la picadura de la tarántula es dolorosa pero no mortal para el ser humano .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del italiano taràntola, derivado de Tàranto ‘Tarento ’, por abundar esta especie de araña en los alrededores de esta ciudad .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tarantula

ta ran tu la /tərǽn (t )ʃ (ə )lə |-tjʊlə /名詞 複 ～s, -lae /-liː /C 〘動 〙タランチュラ 〘毒グモの一種 〙.