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ARACHNIDIAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
Synonyms:
arachnidian; arachnoid; spiderlike; spiderly; spidery
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Pertainym:
class Arachnida (a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings)
Derivation:
Arachnida (a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings)