Complete Definition of "black widow"

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Image:LatrodectusMactansVentral34.JPG|thumb|a female black widow
English

Noun
en-noun|sg=black widow

  1. A species of venomous spider. The bite is painful to humans and occasionally fatal. The females are marked by a red hourglass shape on the abdomen.
  2. A Marriage|married woman that has murdered one or more of their husbands. w:Black Widow (woman)|Black Widow

Scientific names
Latrodectus mactans

Translations

Dutch: zwarte weduwe
German: Schwarze Witwe f
Greek: μα��η �ή�α (mavre khera) f
Italian: vedova nera f
mid
Russian: ���на� вдова (�órnaja vdová) f
Slovene: �rna vdova f
Spanish: cacienpulga (Nicaragua), cazampulga (Honduras)

References
Reflist

See also
redback (Australia)

Category:Arachnids

ru:black widow

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