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Noun: tarantism  'ter-un,ti-zum [N. Amer], 'ta-run,ti-zum [Brit]
  1. A nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider

Derived forms: tarantisms

Type of: chorea

Encyclopedia: Tarantism

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tarahumara frog
Taraktagenos
Taraktagenos kurzii
Taraktogenos
Taraktogenos kurzii
taramasalata
tar-and-feather
tarantella
tarantelle
Tarantino
tarantism
tarantula
Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko
Tarawa
Tarawa-Makin
Taraxacum
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum ruderalia
Tarbell