tarantula
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
Types & categories
- wolf spider hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Lycosa member holonym
Sense 2 noun
large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
Types & categories
- spider hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Theraphosidae member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Lycosa |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wolf spider |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Theraphosidae |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | spider |