arachnid

noun
/əˈɹæknɪd/

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

Example sentences

“Sea spiders are not arachnids, but close relatives of them.”
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Word history

From Ancient Greek "ἀράχνη" (spider).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “arachnid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.