arachnid
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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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editNoun
editarachnid (plural arachnids)
Hyponyms
edit- mite, spider, scorpion; for others, see Thesaurus:arachnid
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editeight-legged creature
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