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red-back

red-back is the alternative spelling of redback.

Meaning of redback

Noun (1)

redback (plural redbacks)

  1. (Australia) A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
    • “If you find a redback, squash it firmly,” advised one guide.1988 June 16, Stephanie Pain, Things that go plop in the night, New Scientist, page 78
    Synonyms:
    redback spider
  2. (US) A brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina), native to the Northern Hemisphere; the dunlin.

Noun (2)

redback (plural redbacks)

  1. (slang) the yuan (CNY), the currency of the People's Republic of China (Red Chinese money)

Forms of red-back

pluralred-backs

Questions about red-back

What is red-back the alternative spelling of?
Red-back is the alternative spelling of redback.

Words near red-back in the dictionary

  1. red zones
  2. red, white and blue
  3. red-and-green macaw
  4. red-and-green macaws
  5. red-assed
  6. red-back
  7. red-backed fairywren
  8. red-backed fairywrens
  9. red-backed hawk
  10. red-backed hawks
  11. red-backed sea eagle

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