Definition of ARACHNID

arachnid

Meanings

Plural: arachnids

Noun

  • air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
  • Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

arachnid, arachno-, arachnoid

Scrabble Score: 14

arachnid is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
arachnid is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arachnid is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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