zwarte weduwe

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “black widow”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzʋɑr.tə ˈʋeːdyʋə/
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Noun

zwarte weduwe f (plural zwarte weduwen or zwarte weduwes, diminutive zwart weduwetje n)

  1. A black widow; any of various spiders of genus Latrodectus.
    Hypernym: kogelspin
  2. (particularly) southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans)
  • grijze weduwe

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