arachnid
nounUS /əˈɹæknɪd/
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.
1
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
- Derived terms
- arachnerd, arachnidial, arachnidism, arachnidity
- Related terms
- arachnicide, arachnophobia, :Category:Arachnids
- Hypernyms
- arthropod
- Hyponyms
- spider, tarantula, scorpion, mite, tick, harvestman, pseudoscorpion, camel spider, sun spider, vinegaroon, whip scorpion