LYCOSA TARENTULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lycosa tarentula mean? 

• LYCOSA TARENTULA (noun)
  The noun LYCOSA TARENTULA has 1 sense:

1. large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

  Familiarity information: LYCOSA TARENTULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYCOSA TARENTULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

European wolf spider; Lycosa tarentula; tarantula

Hypernyms ("Lycosa tarentula" is a kind of...):

hunting spider; wolf spider (ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web)

Holonyms ("Lycosa tarentula" is a member of...):

genus Lycosa; Lycosa (type genus of the family Lycosidae)