arachnid

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Scrabble points: 14
Words With Friends: 15
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/əˈɹæknɪd/ (US)

Definition of arachnid

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noun

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

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. Middle French -ide French -ide French arachnidebor. English arachnid 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.

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