tarantula vs European wolf spider

tarantula and European wolf spider both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tarantula	Yes	No	No	No
European wolf spider	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tarantula and European wolf spider are synonyms defined as:

tarantula and European wolf spider: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

Other synonyms of tarantula include Lycosa tarentula.

tarantula (noun)	European wolf spider (noun)
large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites	large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)