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THERAPHOSIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large tropical spiders; tarantulas

Synonyms:

family Theraphosidae; Theraphosidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Theraphosidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Theraphosidae"):

tarantula (large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites)

Holonyms ("Theraphosidae" is a member of...):

Araneae; Araneida; order Araneae; order Araneida (spiders)

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