English Explanatory Dictionary

false widow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a spider with an appearance similar to the black widow, but which is not known to be deadly to humans, unlike the black widow.

Word forms

false widow false widows

Etymology

Short form of false widow spider. From the appearance similar to the black widow spider.

Synonyms

false black widow false black widow spider false widow spider

Related words

black widow black widow spider false black widow false black widow spider false widow spider widow spider
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