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arachnid

[ uh-rak-nid ]

noun

  1. any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and having eight appendages and no antennae. Compare insect.


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the arachnids.

arachnid

/ əˈ°ùæ°ì²Ôɪ»å /

noun

  1. any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
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arachnid

/ É™-°ùă°ì′²ÔÄ­»å /

  1. Any of various arthropods of the class Arachnida, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. Arthropods are characterized by four pairs of segmented legs and a body that is divided into two regions, the cephalothorax and the abdomen.
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹Ëˆ°ù²¹³¦³ó²Ô¾±»å²¹²Ô, adjectivenoun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹Â·°ù²¹³¦³ó·²Ô¾±Â·»å²¹²Ô [uh, -, rak, -ni-d, uh, n], adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arachnid1

1865–70; < New Latin Arachnida < Greek ²¹°ù᳦³ó²Ô ( ŧ ) spider, spider's web + New Latin -ida -ida
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arachnid1

C19: from New Latin Arachnida, from Greek arakhnŧ spider
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He has used the example of Ebbsfleet in Kent, where he said the "dream of home ownership for thousands of families" had been "held back by arachnids".

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That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major animal group called the Ecdysozoa.

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For Waterhouse, the discovery of the arachnid wasn’t just throwaway internet fodder — it became a metaphor for her own memoir and, in turn, “Memoir of a Sparklemuffin,†due Sept. 13 on Sub Pop.

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The early worm gets the arachnid, fossil research by an Oregon State University scientist has shown.

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Whatever its evolutionary affinities, these spiny arachnids appear to come from a time when arachnids were experimenting with a range of different body plans.

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