arachnid

Meaning

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

Synonyms

arachnoid

spider

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insect

spinner

Translations

arachnide

arácnido

🕷️

Spinnentier

aràcnid

aracnide

aracnídeo

Arachnid

حَيَوَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ

αραχνοειδές

spin

🕷️

Aracnideos

aracnídeos

arácneo

araknoid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/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.