ARACHNID


Meaning of ARACHNID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈrak-nəd, -ˌnid ]

noun

Date: 1869

: any of a class (Arachnida) of arthropods comprising chiefly terrestrial invertebrates, including the spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, and having a segmented body divided into two regions of which the anterior bears four pairs of legs but no antennae

• arachnid adjective

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