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Definition of Arachnid
1. Noun. Air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Arachnida, Class Arachnida
Specialized synonyms: Daddy Longlegs, Harvestman, Phalangium Opilio, Scorpion, False Scorpion, Pseudoscorpion, Whip Scorpion, Whip-scorpion, Spider, Acarine
Derivative terms: Arachnoid
Definition of Arachnid
1. n. An arachnidan.
Definition of Arachnid
1. Noun. Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders and scorpions, of the class ''Arachnida'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arachnid
1. any of a class of segmented invertebrate animals [n -S]
Medical Definition of Arachnid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Arachnid
Literary usage of Arachnid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1881)
"... heim in declaring that Limulus is no Crustacean, hut »imply and unreservedly
an arachnid. Ed. Van Beneden bases his opinion upon embryological data. ..."
2. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1878)
"SEA SPIDER, marine arachnid, XIV. 742 (ill.). See SPIDER CRAB. SEA SQUIRT, marine
animal, XIV. 742. SEA SWALLOW : see TERN. Fish so called, VII. 298, l ab. ..."
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