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black widow

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp.
  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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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

black widow knee slide black willow black witch black woman black woodpecker Black Zionism

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