redback
redback · redbacks
Rotrückenspinne
A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to AustraliaA venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
Meaning
3 senses(Australia)A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
1988 June 16, Stephanie Pain, Things that go plop in the night, New Scientist, page 78, “If you find a redback, squash it firmly,” advised one guide.
Rotrückenspinne
(US)A brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina), native to the Northern Hemisphere; the dunlin.
(slang)The yuan (CNY), the currency of the People's Republic of China (Red Chinese money)
Translations
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By meaning 1
Latrodectus hasselti:
Origin
From red + back. Modelled after greenback, the currency of the United States of America,From red + back.
Modelled after greenback, the currency of the United States of America, except using Communist Red
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Forms
plural: redbacksSynonyms
1 synonymsLatrodectus hasselti:redback spider