WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brown′ rec′luse spi′der,
- Invertebratesa small, pale-brown, venomous North American spider, Loxosceles reclusa, distinguished by a violin-shaped marking near the head, found outdoors in rock niches or indoors in drawers or dark corners: its bite may cause deep skin ulcers that are occasionally fatal. Also called fiddleback spider, violin spider.
- 1960–65
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