arachnid

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη ("spider"), with the suffix .

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