arachnoid

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
2. (not-comparable) Relating to the arachnoid mater.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater.
2. A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.

Noun

An arachnid.

Synonyms

arachnoid membrane

spidery

arachnid

arachnidian

spiderlike

spiderly

arachnoid mater

arachnoidal

araneose

arachnoidea

araneidan

araneidal

webby

Translations

aracnoide

arachnoïde

aràcnid

aracnídeo

beyin zarlarından biri

arachnide

aracnoide

aracnoides

araknoid

arachnides

αραχνοειδές

Arachnoidal-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

Etymology

Mid 18th century borrowing from New Latin arachnoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). By surface analysis, arachn- + -oid.