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FAMILY THERAPHOSIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Theraphosidae mean?
• FAMILY THERAPHOSIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY THERAPHOSIDAE has 1 sense:
1. large tropical spiders; tarantulas
Familiarity information: FAMILY THERAPHOSIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large tropical spiders; tarantulas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Theraphosidae; Theraphosidae
Hypernyms ("family Theraphosidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Theraphosidae"):
tarantula (large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites)
Holonyms ("family Theraphosidae" is a member of...):
Araneae; Araneida; order Araneae; order Araneida (spiders)
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