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单词 false widow
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Definition of false widow in English:

false widow

(also false widow spider)
noun
  • A spider resembling the black widow, some species of which are moderately poisonous to humans.

    Genus Steatoda, family Theridiidae: numerous species, in particular S. nobilis, the bite of which can be painful, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands and naturalized in parts of Europe and elsewhere

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She woke up in excruciating pain when she rolled over and was bitten by the false widow on the back of the left hand.
    • Several people reported seeing a spider called a false widow, which has a disconcerting behavior of rushing toward people who approach it.
    • He collapsed after being bitten 10 times by a false widow on the neck and back.
    • False widows have a dark, shiny body and are so named because they are often mistaken for the notorious black widow.
    • "I know you have been having problems with false widows in the UK but I am more concerned with white-tailed spiders."
    • The false widow that bit her was later killed by a local authority pest control team.
    • After identifying the spider as a false widow on a hospital computer, he was sent home with anti-histamine tablets.
    • False widow spiders – Steatoda nobilis in Latin – are no bigger than a 20p piece but they have the worst bite out of every spider species in the UK.
    • The false widow spider, a relative of the black widow, bit him three times on the chest and stomach after it fell down the front of his shirt a week ago.
    • "All spiders are venomous but the difference with these false widow spiders is that their fangs can pierce the skin."
 
 

Definition of false widow in US English:

false widow

(also false widow spider)
noun
  • A spider resembling the black widow, some species of which are moderately poisonous to humans.

    Genus Steatoda, family Theridiidae: numerous species, in particular S. nobilis, the bite of which can be painful, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands and naturalized in parts of Europe and elsewhere

    Example sentencesExamples
    • False widow spiders – Steatoda nobilis in Latin – are no bigger than a 20p piece but they have the worst bite out of every spider species in the UK.
    • Several people reported seeing a spider called a false widow, which has a disconcerting behavior of rushing toward people who approach it.
    • The false widow that bit her was later killed by a local authority pest control team.
    • She woke up in excruciating pain when she rolled over and was bitten by the false widow on the back of the left hand.
    • He collapsed after being bitten 10 times by a false widow on the neck and back.
    • "I know you have been having problems with false widows in the UK but I am more concerned with white-tailed spiders."
    • After identifying the spider as a false widow on a hospital computer, he was sent home with anti-histamine tablets.
    • False widows have a dark, shiny body and are so named because they are often mistaken for the notorious black widow.
    • The false widow spider, a relative of the black widow, bit him three times on the chest and stomach after it fell down the front of his shirt a week ago.
    • "All spiders are venomous but the difference with these false widow spiders is that their fangs can pierce the skin."
 
 
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