black widow

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black widow

noun black widows

  1. Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp. Looking out at the gloomy silent withered forests, Bond thought that nothing could be living in them except bats and scorpions, horned toads and black widow spiders.
  2. A woman who kills one or more of her lovers.
  3. A female suicide bomber, sometimes one intending to avenge her husband who was killed.

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noun shaheed widow

Русскийчёрная вдова́ čórnaja vdová, шахи́дка šaxídka

noun species of venomous spider

Españolviuda negra, cazampulga
Portuguêsviúva-negra
Françaisveuve noire
Deutschschwarze Witwe
Italianovedova nera
Ελληνικάμαύρη χήρα mávri chíra
Românăvăduvă neagră
Русскийчёрная вдова́ čórnaja vdová
עבריתאַלְמָנָה שְׁחֹרָה almana sh'khora

noun woman who kills a lover

Españolviuda negra, cazampulga
Portuguêsviúva-negra
Françaisveuve noire
Deutschschwarze Witwe
Italianovedova nera
Ελληνικάμαύρη χήρα mávri chíra
Русскийчёрная вдова́ čórnaja vdová

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@misc{black_widow_2026,
  title = {black widow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20widow},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}