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false widow

false widow 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.

Noun

false widow (plural false widows)

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

Synonyms of false widow

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

Forms of false widow

pluralfalse widows

Origin of false widow

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

Questions about false widow

What does false widow mean?
False widow means a spider with an appearance similar to the black widow, but which is not known to be deadly to humans, unlike the black widow.
What part of speech is false widow?
False widow is a noun.
What is the plural of false widow?
The plural of false widow is false widows.

Words near false widow in the dictionary

  1. false verbena
  2. false violet
  3. false violets
  4. false violin spider
  5. false violin spiders
  6. false widow
  7. false widows
  8. false witness
  9. false witnesses
  10. false works
  11. false-flag

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