Found 3 items, similar to tarantulas.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tarantula laba-laba
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tarantula tarantula n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: European wolf spider , Lycosa tarentula] 2: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites [also: tarantulae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tarantulas Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L. Tarantul[ae]. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuli[ae]). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also tarentula.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]