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Tarantula

nounid 145582·updated May 18, 2026
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large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Tarantulas
possessive
Tarantula's
pluralpossessive
Tarantulas'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
§2
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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