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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 as a lobster
  2. red ash
  3. red ashes
  4. red avadavat
  5. red avadavats
  6. red back
  7. red backs
  8. red bag
  9. red bag deliveries
  10. red bag delivery
  11. red bags

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