triantelope noun the Australian tarantula, any of various large spiders of the genus IsopodaAUSTRALIA,1845 Seems to be a blend of “tarantula” and “antelope”.
— Barbara Baynton, HumanToll, p. 218, 1907
Looks like one of those big hairy triantelopes that crawl onto our mosquito nets. — Dymphna Cusack, BlackLightning, p. 78, 1964