n. any arthropod of the class Arachnida, having four pairs of walking legs and characterized by simple eyes, e.g. scorpions, spiders, mites, and ticks. arachnidan adj. & n.
[ F arachnide or mod.L arachnida f. Gk arakhne spider ]
ARACHNID
Meaning of ARACHNID in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012