Definition of Arachnida

1. Noun. A large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings.


Definition of Arachnida

1. n. pl. One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix.

Medical Definition of Arachnida

1. One of the classes of Arthropoda. They have four pairs of legs, no antennae nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxillae or palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the thorax. The respiration is either by trancheae or by pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three principal orders: Araneina, or spiders; Arthrogastra, including scorpions, etc.; and Acarina, or mites and ticks. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Spider. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arachnida

arachidonic acid 18-hydroxylase
arachidonic acid cascade
arachidonoyl
arachidonoyl coenzyme A lysophosphatide acyltransferase
arachidonoylethanolamide synthase
arachidonyl transacylase
arachis oil
arachises
arachnephobia
arachnerd
arachnerds
arachnicide
arachnicides
arachnid
arachnid vectors
arachnida
arachnidan
arachnidans
arachnidial
arachnidian
arachnidism
arachnidium
arachnids
arachnitis
arachnobutyrophobia
arachnodactyly
arachnogenic
arachnogenic necrosis
arachnoid

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