A kind of spider wasp (family Pompilidae) with one of the most painful insect stings, that deposits an egg on its prey, which include tarantulas, the larvae feeding from the living prey.

A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.

(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

plural of taran

plural of taramasalata

A large wasp (Pompilus formosus) that captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

(Celtic mythology) The Celtic god of thunder.

plural of taradiddle

Alternative form of tarantass

A Japanese food made from salted cod or pollack roe (originally cod, but now mostly pollack).