TARANTULAS

10 letters 10 Scrabble points

Definition of TARANTULAS

noun
  1. Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.

  2. (by extension) A member of certain other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or membership of infraorder Mygalomorphae to which Theraphosidae family also belongs.

  3. A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism).

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T A R A N T U L A S
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points