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 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.
Common katakana spelling, as the word is usually written in kana.
Rare kanji spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 鳥捕蜘蛛 literally means 'bird-catching spider', possibly a calque or descriptive coinage.