Definition of "tarentula" []

• Dated form of tarantula. (noun)

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• "_Mygale fasciata_, 465. erroneously called "tarentula," _ib_. anecdote of, 466. spiders, the Mygale, 465. birds killed by it, 468."
• "Ok, now that the mandatory phrase has been written, I do have to add that although the Monster Book is well executed, the idea of eating something that seems to have tarentula genes is very gross to me."