chactid

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noun

Any scorpion in the family Chactidae.

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Meanings

nounchactid (plural chactids)

plural chactids

  1. biologyAny scorpion in the family Chactidae.

    This character persisted in the literature despite the knowledge of chactids that do not have two pairs of lateral eyes and of vaejovids that do not have three pairs.

    1990, Gary A. Polis, The Biology of Scorpions, page 103
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APA

chactid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chactid

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“chactid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chactid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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