EUROPEAN WOLF SPIDER

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Meaning:

Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

Synonyms:

European wolf spider; Lycosa tarentula; tarantula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("European wolf spider" is a kind of...):

hunting spider; wolf spider (ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web)

Holonyms ("European wolf spider" is a member of...):

genus Lycosa; Lycosa (type genus of the family Lycosidae)

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