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Definition 2024

black_widow

black widow

English

a female black widow

Noun

black widow ‎(plural black widows)

Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus sp..
A woman who kills one or more of her lovers.
A female martyr (a suicide bomber or shaheed), whose husband was killed.

Hyponyms

(spider): Latrodectus mactans, Latrodectus hesperus, Latrodectus variolus

Translations

species of venomous spider

Afrikaans: knopiespinnekop
Catalan: vídua negra f
Cheyenne: mo'ôhtáevé'ho'á'e
Danish: sort enke c
Dutch: zwarte weduwe f
Esperanto: nigra vidvino
French: veuve noire (fr) f
German: schwarze Witwe f
Greek: μαύρη χήρα f ‎(mávri chíra)

Italian: vedova nera f
Navajo: naʼashjéʼii bijéí dah łichíiʼii, naʼashjéʼii diłhiłí
Norwegian: sorte enke f
Portuguese: viúva-negra f
Russian: чёрная вдова́ f ‎(čórnaja vdová)
Slovene: črna vdova f
Spanish: viuda negra (es) f, cazampulga f (Honduras)
Swedish: svart änka c
Turkish: karadul (tr)

a murderous woman

Catalan: vídua negra f
Dutch: zwarte weduwe f
Esperanto: nigra vidvino
French: veuve noire (fr) f
German: schwarze Witwe f
Greek: μαύρη χήρα f ‎(mávri chíra)
Italian: vedova nera f

Navajo: naʼashjéʼii bijéí dah łichíiʼii, naʼashjéʼii diłhiłí
Norwegian: sorte enke f
Portuguese: viúva-negra f
Russian: чёрная вдова́ f ‎(čórnaja vdová)
Slovene: črna vdova f
Spanish: viuda negra (es), cazampulga (Honduras)
Turkish: karadul (tr)

a shahid widow

Russian: чёрная вдова́ f ‎(čórnaja vdová), шахи́дка (ru) f ‎(šaxídka)

Turkish: karadul (tr)

See also

katipo (New Zealand)
redback (Australia)