Definitions for arachnidan
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•rach•nidəˈræk nɪd(n.)
any of numerous wingless, carnivorous arthropods of the class Arachnida, comprising spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, characterized by a two-segmented body with eight appendages and no antennae.
Category: Entomology
Origin of arachnid:
1865–70; < NL Arachnida < Gk aráchn(ē) spider, spider's web + NL -ida -ida
a•rach′ni•dan(adj.; n.)
Webster Dictionary
Arachnidan(noun)
one of the Arachnida
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