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arachnid
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Arachnid
Large class of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. Arachnids have a segmented body divided into two parts, one of which has four pairs of legs but no antennae.
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arachnid
Etymology: Gk, arachne, spider
a member of the phylum Arthropoda, class Arachnida, which includes spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.

Arachnid
A member of the class Arachnida—e.g., spiders

arachnid [ah-rak´nid]
any member of the class arachnida.

arachnid
a member of the class Arachnida of animals.


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