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• While some people run in horror from tarantulas (found in hot, desert climes), the big boy of spiderdom is not aggressive.2000, Mark B. Charlton, The Great American Bathroom Reader, page 41. From the entry spiderdom
• The atypical tarantula, or Purse Web Spider, as it is more commonly known, is rarely seen wandering around outside of its web.2023 February 24, Lauren Cole-Lomas, “Chobham Common rare spider with huge fangs it uses to drag prey back to lair you didn't know wanders…. From the entry atypical tarantula
• However, spider enthusiasts sometimes flock to the grassy region in hopes of spotting a tarantula or capturing one to keep as a pet.2019 August 9, Dylan Miettinen, “Is that love in the air? Thousands of tarantulas to descend on southeast Colorado in search of mates”, in…. From the entry grassy
• She wore a swirling black-and-yellow cloak, heavy make-up, gold web earrings and a crawling nest of plastic tarantulas in her puffy blonde hair.2009, Scott Monk, Beyond the Knock-knock Door, Sydney, N.S.W.: Random House Australia, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry spideress
• Reggie woke her from a frightless slumber years ago with a tarantula in a shoebox, disappointed when it didn't make her scream.2001, Stephen Beachy, Distortion. From the entry frightless
• Perhaps nice isn't the best word for him, but he certainly was an unusually imposing and fluffy-haired and fierce-looking brute of a tarantula.1908, Vernon L. Kellogg, “The Vendetta”, in Insect Stories, Henry Holt and Company, page 55. From the entry owly
• A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.2023 September 26, Hafsa Khalil, “Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2024. From the entry Thailand
• Alex, an archaeologist, and his wife, Betty, a wildlife biologist, showed a flourishing desert ecoculture of quail, mule deer, mice and the occasional bobcat and tarantula.2007 November 3, Ralph Blumenthal, “Texas Proceeding With Plan to Auction Preserve”, in New York Times. From the entry ecoculture
• I'll admit, this place creeps me out, but Slytherins out there will enjoy viewing (and holding) over 50 types of snakes and reptiles, including bearded dragons, horned frogs, and tarantulas.2013, Michele Bigley, Explorer's Guide Northern California, The Countryman Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 409. From the entry Slytherin

Meaning of tarantula

1. noun Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
2. noun A member of certain other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or membership of infraorder Mygalomorphae to which Theraphosidae family also belongs.
3. noun A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism).

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How do you use tarantula in a sentence?

Tarantula is used as a noun. For example: “Clarabelle is a pinktoe tarantula—one of the very first tarantulas described by Western scientists.”

What is a short sentence with tarantula?

“All tarantulae do.”

What does tarantula mean?

Tarantula means any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.