Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown recluse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: brown recluse
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A venomous spider of the south central United States that has a mark on its back in the shape of a violin; a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa).

Inflected Forms

brown recluses (plural)

Phrases

black widow

Frequently Paired Words

black widow

Questions

What does brown recluse mean?: A venomous spider of the south central United States that has a mark on its back in the shape of a violin; a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa).

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