arachnid

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US/əˈɹæknɪd/

noun

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

Similar
arachno-arachnoid
OriginFrench arachnide ← Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē) →
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Meanings

nounarachnid (plural arachnids)

plural arachnids

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

    Synonyms: arachno-

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
arachno-

More synonyms by meaning

nounair-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

Similar
arachnoid
Broader
arthropod
Also see
arachnoid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀράχνη (arákhnē)
  2. Frencharachnide
  3. Englisharachnid

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans aragnied
  • aragniedeight-legged creature
Arabic حَيَوَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ
  • حَيَوَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ (ḥayawān ʕankabūtiyy)eight-legged creature
Bulgarian паякообра́зни
  • паякообра́зни (pajakoobrázni)eight-legged creature
Catalan aràcnid
  • aràcnideight-legged creature
Chinese Mandarin 蛛型動物 /蛛型动物, 蜘蛛類 /蜘蛛类
  • 蛛型動物 /蛛型动物 (zhūxíng dòngwù)eight-legged creature
  • 蜘蛛類 /蜘蛛类 (zhīzhūlèi)eight-legged creature
Czech pavoukovec
  • pavoukoveceight-legged creature
Danish spindler
  • spindlereight-legged creature
Dutch spinachtige
  • spinachtigeeight-legged creature
Finnish hämähäkkieläin
  • hämähäkkieläineight-legged creature
French arachnide
  • arachnideeight-legged creature
German Spinnentier, Arachnide
  • Spinnentiereight-legged creature
  • Arachnideeight-legged creature
Greek αραχνίδι
  • αραχνίδι (arachnídi)eight-legged creature
Hungarian pókszabású
  • pókszabásúeight-legged creature
Icelandic áttfætla
  • áttfætlaeight-legged creature
Irish araicnid
  • araicnideight-legged creature
Italian aracnide
  • aracnideeight-legged creature
Japanese クモ形類
  • クモ形類 (kumogatarui)eight-legged creature
Korean 거미류의 동물
  • 거미류의 동물 (geomiryuui dongmul)eight-legged creature
Latin arachnidum
  • arachnidumeight-legged creature
Malay araknid
  • araknideight-legged creature
Māori pūwere
  • pūwereeight-legged creature
Norwegian edderkoppdyr
  • edderkoppdyreight-legged creature
Persian تنندگان
  • تنندگان (tanandegân)eight-legged creature
Polish pajęczak
  • pajęczakeight-legged creature
Portuguese aracnídeo
  • aracnídeoeight-legged creature
Romanian arahnidă
  • arahnidăeight-legged creature
Russian паукообра́зное
  • паукообра́зное (paukoobráznoje)eight-legged creature
Spanish arácnido
  • arácnidoeight-legged creature
Swedish spindeldjur
  • spindeldjureight-legged creature
Tamil அராக்கினிட்
  • அராக்கினிட் (arākkiṉiṭ)eight-legged creature
Thai แมง
  • แมง (mɛɛng)eight-legged creature

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

arachnid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnid

MLA

“arachnid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arachnid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnid.

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