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brown recluse spider
noun
Definition of BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER
: a venomous spider (Loxosceles reclusa) especially of the southern and central United States that has a violin-shaped mark on the cephalothorax and produces a dangerous cytotoxin which can cause necrotic lesions
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First Known Use of BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER
1964
Medical Dictionary
brown recluse spider
noun
Medical Definition of BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER
: a venomous spider of the genus Loxosceles (L. reclusa) especially of the southern and central United States that produces a dangerous cytotoxin which can cause necrotic lesions—called also brown recluse
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