THERAPHOSIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Theraphosidae mean? 

• THERAPHOSIDAE (noun)
  The noun THERAPHOSIDAE has 1 sense:

1. large tropical spiders; tarantulas

  Familiarity information: THERAPHOSIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THERAPHOSIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large tropical spiders; tarantulas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Theraphosidae; Theraphosidae

Hypernyms ("Theraphosidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Theraphosidae"):

tarantula (large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites)

Holonyms ("Theraphosidae" is a member of...):

Araneae; Araneida; order Araneae; order Araneida (spiders)