English Explanatory Dictionary

redback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
  2. A brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina), native to the Northern Hemisphere; the dunlin.
noun
  1. the yuan (CNY), the currency of the People's Republic of China (Red Chinese money)

Pronunciation

en-au-redback.ogg

Word forms

redback redbacks red-back red back

Etymology

From red + back.

Synonyms

redback spider

Related words

black widow katipo
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