See Also: theraphosid(dictionary)

theraphosid (iou)



theraphosid noun. L19.
[from mod. Latin Theraphosidae (see below), from earlier Theraphosae, irreg. from Greek theraphion small animal, insect, from ther animal: see -ID3.]
Zoology. A member of the family Theraphosidae of large hairy tropical mygalomorph spiders. Cf. TARANTULA 1b.