noun
Refers to any spider of the family Theraphosidae. Rare term; the more common word for tarantula is オオツチグモ.
See also: オオツチグモ
トリトリグモは、オオツチグモ科のクモの総称として使われることがある。
トリトリグモ is sometimes used as a general term for spiders of the family Theraphosidae.
オオツチグモ is the more common and standard Japanese word for tarantula. トリトリグモ is a rare synonym.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 鳥捕蜘蛛 literally means 'bird-catching spider', possibly a calque or descriptive coinage.