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Theraphosidae

noun

large tropical spiders; tarantulas

• Syn: ↑family Theraphosidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Araneae, ↑order Araneae, ↑Araneida, ↑order Araneida

• Member Meronyms: ↑tarantula

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\\ˌtherəˈfōsəˌdē, -ōzə-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Theraphosa, type genus + -idae

: a family of very large chiefly tropical spiders with four spinnerets and the eight eyes in a compact group — see bird spider, eurypelma, tarantula, theraphosa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.