orange baboon tarantula

noun

An Old World species of tarantula, Pterinochilus murinus, found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa, ranging in colours from red, orange and brown.

Meanings

nounorange baboon tarantula (plural orange baboon tarantulas or orange baboon tarantulae)

plural orange baboon tarantulas · plural orange baboon tarantulae · alternative initialism OBT

  1. An Old World species of tarantula, Pterinochilus murinus, found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa, ranging in colours from red, orange and brown.

    Synonyms: Mombasa golden starburst tarantula, orange bitey thing, pterror

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Old World species of tarantula, Pterinochilus murinus, found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa, ranging in colours from red, orange and brown.

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