tarantula vs Lycosa tarentula

tarantula and Lycosa tarentula both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tarantula	Yes	No	No	No
Lycosa tarentula	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tarantula and Lycosa tarentula are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of tarantula include European wolf spider.

tarantula (noun)	Lycosa tarentula (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)