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taranchula

German translation: Tarantel


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16:29 Dec 22, 2007
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: taranchula
is taranchula spelled another way in German than in English? i'm doing research on taranchulas, so I would also like to ask are there any parts of Germany where keeping taranchulas as pets is illegal.
jeffrey
German translation:Tarantel
Explanation:
And in English it's spelled tarantula.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-22 18:12:16 GMT)
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Two good sources for your research:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycosa_tarantula
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
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Tarantel


Explanation:
And in English it's spelled tarantula.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-22 18:12:16 GMT)
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Two good sources for your research:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycosa_tarantula


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans G. Liepert: Kim, how about more than 13,000 Google hits for taranchula?
17 mins
  -> Thousands of jeffreys?

agree  Nicole Manker: I also agree
23 mins

agree  Jack Doughty: How about over 5,000,000 hits for tarantula?
50 mins

agree  sibsab
1 hr

agree  erika rubinstein
3 hrs
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