Definition of black widow in English:
black widow
(also black widow spider)
noun
A highly venomous American spider which has a black body with red markings.
Latrodectus mactans, family Theridiidae; subspecies also occur on other continents (see katipo, redback, button spider)
- First off I had a dream about a spider, a black widow that was the size of a grapefruit that would follow me around like a puppy.
- They casually remarked one morning that they'd seen a black widow spider in the tub and washed it down the drain.
- It's the female black widow spider that is venomous and displays a menacing red dot on her abdomen.
- A deadly black widow spider crawled into a shipping crate in the United States and ended its journey some 5,000 miles away in mid-Essex.
- The agency advises anyone who comes into contact with a black widow against touching the spider or its web.
Definition of black widow in US English:
black widow
(also black widow spider)
nounˈˌblæk ˈwɪdoʊ
A highly venomous American spider which has a black body with red markings.
Latrodectus mactans, family Theridiidae; subspecies also occur on other continents
- First off I had a dream about a spider, a black widow that was the size of a grapefruit that would follow me around like a puppy.
- It's the female black widow spider that is venomous and displays a menacing red dot on her abdomen.
- A deadly black widow spider crawled into a shipping crate in the United States and ended its journey some 5,000 miles away in mid-Essex.
- They casually remarked one morning that they'd seen a black widow spider in the tub and washed it down the drain.
- The agency advises anyone who comes into contact with a black widow against touching the spider or its web.