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LYCOSA TARENTULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
Synonyms:
European wolf spider; Lycosa tarentula; tarantula
Classified under:
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)
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