タランチュラ

noun

tarantula

Common name for large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. In Japanese, often refers to pet tarantulas or those seen in media.

See also: オオツチグモ

• 彼かれはタランチュラをペットとして飼かっている。

  He keeps a tarantula as a pet.

noun

European wolf spider

Specifically refers to Lycosa tarentula, a wolf spider native to southern Europe. This usage is less common and may be encountered in older or scientific contexts.

• タランチュラという名な前まえは、もともとイタリアのコモリグモの一いっ種しゅを指さしていた。

  The name 'tarantula' originally referred to a type of wolf spider from Italy.