tarantism
— Noun
– English
~ a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider
tarantula
— Noun
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~ large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
tarantula
— Noun
– English
~ large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
Tarawa
— Noun
– English
~ battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
Tarawa
— Noun
– English
~ national capital of Kiribati
Tarawa-Makin
— Noun
– English
~ battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
Taraxacum
— Noun
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~ an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions
Taraxacum officinale
— Noun
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~ Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine
Taraxacum ruderalia
— Noun
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~ Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
— Noun
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~ perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content
tarbell
— Noun
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~ United States writer remembered for her muckraking investigations into industries in the early 20th century (1857-1944)
tarboosh
— Noun
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~ a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Tarchanoff phenomenon
— Noun
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~ a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
Tardigrada
— Noun
– English
~ in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx
tardigrade
— Noun
– English
~ an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
tardily
— Adverb
– English
~ later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
tardily
— Adverb
– English
~ without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"
tardiness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time
tardive dyskinesia
— Noun
– English
~ involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbs; often occurs in patients with Parkinsonism who are treated with phenothiazine