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apulia
(encz) | Apulia,Apulie n: [jmén.] [zem.] |
apulia
(wn) | Apulia
n 1: a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn:
Puglia, Apulia] |
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apulia
(encz) | Apulia,Apulie n: [jmén.] [zem.] |
Tarantula apuliae
(gcide) | Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L.
Tarantulae. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now
Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly
supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species
(Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also
tarentula.]
[1913 Webster]
Tarantula killer, a very large wasp (Pompilus formosus),
which captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale Hentzii) and
places it in its nest as food for its young, after
paralyzing it by a sting.
[1913 Webster] |
apulia
(wn) | Apulia
n 1: a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn:
Puglia, Apulia] |
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