arachnid
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Etymology edit
From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) with the suffix -id. By surface analysis, arachn- + -id.
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Noun edit
arachnid (plural arachnids)
Hyponyms edit
- mite, spider, scorpion; for others, see Thesaurus:arachnid
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eight-legged creature
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