arachnid

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Etymology

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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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈɹæknɪd/
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Noun

arachnid (plural arachnids)

  1. Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

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