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noun air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. Middle French -ide French -ide French arachnidebor. English arachnid From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient…
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