Translingual edit

 
Acarus siro
 
Trogulus nepaeformis
(order Opiliones)
 
Scorpio maurus palmatus

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē).

Proper noun edit

Arachnida

  1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, mites and ticks, having four pairs of thoracic appendages.

Usage notes edit

Consensus is lacking for taxonomic classification between the class and order levels. The subclass Acari is sometimes used, but doing so leads to an incompletely specified level.

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  • English: arachnoid
  • French: arachnide

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