tarantula
意味
- 舞踊グモ(南欧産の多毛の毒グモ)
例文
The tarantula seized its victim very quickly.
タランチュラはそのいけにえを素早く捕まえた。
I'm scared of big, black, hairy tarantulas!
大きい、黒い、もさもさトリクイグモが怖いんです！
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Medieval Latin tarantula, from Old Italian tarantola, from Taranto (“seaport in southern Italy”), from Latin Tarentum (“Latin name of the town”), from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās, “Greek name of the town”), genitive Τᾰ́ρᾰντος; compare Modern Greek Τάραντας (Tárantas) and Tarantino Tarde. probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Sense 3 (“Lycosa tarantula”) is the original sense of the word, and refers to the fact that the spider was common in the Apulia region where Taranto is located.