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Meanings of latrodectus mactans in English

Portuguese
viúva-negra
Catalan
vídua negra

Venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen.

        viúva-negra
        Synonyms
        Examples for "black widow"
        Examples for "black widow"
        1
        Others reported vermin, from black widow spiders to rodents, bats and snakes.
        Reuters
        2
        Maybe he could burrow under them, out of the black widow's reach.
        The Incredible Shrinking Man
        3
        In her dream, black widow spiders were trying to eat her whole!
        The Irish Times
        4
        You've seen movies like this... a black widow sort of thing, Bales said.
        Reuters
        5
        One of the children brought a black widow spider into class.
        The god project
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