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false widow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
false wid-ow
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

false widows (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Synonyms

false black widow false black widow spider false widow spider

Questions

What does false widow mean?
a spider with an appearance similar to the black widow, but which is not known to be deadly to humans, unlike the black widow.
Where does false widow come from?
Short form of false widow spider. From the appearance similar to the black widow spider.

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