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Etymology

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16th century, from Italian tarantola.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˈran.təl/, [taˈʁan.tl̩]
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Noun

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Tarantel f (genitive Tarantel, plural Taranteln)

  1. tarantula (Lycosa tarantula, kind of wolf spider of southern Europe)
  2. certain other large species of wolf spider, chiefly of the genera Alopecosa, Hogna, Lycosa
  3. (obsolete) the disused wolf spider genus Tarentula
  4. (rare, nonstandard, anglicism) a New World tarantula (spider of the family Theraphosidae)
    Synonym: Vogelspinne

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