a|rach|nid

a|rach|nid
a|rach|nid «uh RAK nihd», noun, adjective.
–n.
a small animal of a large group (arthropods) that includes the spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs. An arachnid is closely allied to the insects and crustaceans, but breathes air by means of tracheal tubes or pulmonary sacs and has four pairs of walking legs, no antennae, and no wings. The body is usually divided into only two regions.
–adj.
= arachnidan. (Cf.arachnidan)
[< New Latin Arachnidae < Greek aráchnē spider, web]

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