brown recluse

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Definition of brown recluse in English English dictionary

A venomous American spider that has a mark on its back in the shape of a violin; a brown recluse spider

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brown recluse spider

A venomous American spider, Loxosceles reclusa, that has a mark on its back in the shape of a violin

brown recluse spiders

plural form of brown recluse spider

brown recluse spider

A venomous spider (Loxosceles reclusa) having an hourglass-shaped mark on the cephalothorax, introduced into the southern United States from South America. Venomous species (Loxosceles reclusa) of brown spider, most common in the western and southern U.S. The brown recluse is light-coloured, generally with a dark violin-shaped design on its back, for which it is sometimes called the violin spider. About 0.25 in. (7 mm) long, it has a leg span of about 1 in. (2.5 cm). It has extended its range into parts of the northern U.S. and is often found under stones or in dark corners inside buildings. The venom of the brown recluse destroys the walls of blood vessels near the site of the bite, sometimes causing a slow-healing skin ulcer. Bites are occasionally fatal

brown recluse spider

{i} extremely venomous brown spider most common in the USA that has a dark mark that looks like a violin on the dorsal side of its body

brown recluses

plural form of brown recluse

brown-recluse

Attributive form of brown recluse, noun

Hyphenation

Brown rec·luse

Turkish pronunciation

braun rîklus

Pronunciation

/ˈbroun rəˈklo͞os/ /ˈbraʊn rɪˈkluːs/