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arachnoid

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Scrabble points
15
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16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

Definition of arachnoid

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
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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.
  3. (not-comparable, relational)Relating to or resembling spiders.

noun

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

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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.

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