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- [uh-rak-nid]
- /əˈræk nɪd/
- /əˈræk.nɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-rak-nid]
- /əˈræk nɪd/
Definitions of arachnid word
- noun arachnid any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen 3
- noun arachnid any of a large class (Arachnida) of arthropods, usually with four pairs of legs, either lungs or tracheae, a liquid diet, no antennae, simple eyes, terrestrial environment, sensory pedipalps, and a body divided into cephalothorax and abdomen, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks 3
- noun arachnid any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and having eight appendages and no antennae. Compare insect. 1
- adjective arachnid belonging or pertaining to the arachnids. 1
- noun arachnid Relating to or denoting arachnids. 1
- noun arachnid small eight-legged creature 1
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Origin of arachnid
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < New Latin Arachnida < Greek aráchn(ē) spider, spider's web + New Latin -ida -ida
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Parts of speech for Arachnid
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arachnid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arachnid
noun arachnid
- tick — a score or account.
- mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- tarantula — any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- harvestman — daddy-longlegs (def 1).
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