katipo

noun

kati·​po

ˈkätə̇ˌpō,

ˈkat-

plural -s

: a small venomous spider (Latrodectus hasselti or L. scelio) of eastern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand related to the American black widow and commonly black with a red stripe on the abdomen see redback spider

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Maori

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