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arachnid
[uh-rak-nid]
noun
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.
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the arachnids.
arachnid
/ əˈæɪ /
noun
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
arachnid
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.
Other Word Forms
- arachnidan adjective
- ˈԾ岹 adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of arachnid1
Example Sentences
He’s now set to headline “Nest,” a movie about a young family whose home is invaded by deadly arachnids.
On three of the four walls there are floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked full of the arachnids, with a black curtain pulled across to keep them calm.
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".
That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major animal group called the Ecdysozoa.
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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