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noun
a venomous spider, Latrodectus mactans, widely distributed in the U.S., the female of which is jet-black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen.
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Origin of black widow
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby black widow
blackwater rafting, black wattle, blackweed, Blackwell, black whale, black widow, Blackwood, blackwork, blacky, blad, bladder
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British Dictionary definitions for black widow
black widow
noun
an American spider, Latrodectus mactans, the female of which is black with red markings, highly venomous, and commonly eats its mate
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