tarantell

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Tarantel, from Italian tarantola, named after Taranto.

Noun

tarantell m (definite singular tarantellen, indefinite plural taranteller, definite plural tarantellene)

  1. a tarantula wolf spider Lycosa tarantula.

Usage notes

Other non-European species are also colloquially known as tarantell, but the recommended name for those is fugleedderkopp (bird spider).

Alternative forms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Tarantel, from Italian tarantola, named after Taranto.

Noun

tarantell m (definite singular tarantellen, indefinite plural tarantellar, definite plural tarantellane)

  1. a tarantula wolf spider Lycosa tarantula.

Alternative forms

References

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