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Noun: Lycosa tarentula
  1. Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
    "The Lycosa tarentula hunted actively on the ground at night";
    - European wolf spider, tarantula

Type of: hunting spider, wolf spider

Part of: genus Lycosa, Lycosa

Encyclopedia: Lycosa tarentula