false widow

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

  • false black widow, false black widow spider, false widow spider

Origin

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

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