Dictionary Entry
tarantula
tarantula is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale.
- 2noun
large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
- 3noun
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
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