[
US
/əˈɹæknəd, ɝˈæknɪd/
]
[ UK /ɐɹˈæknɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɐɹˈæknɪd/ ]
NOUN
- air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
How To Use arachnid In A Sentence
- The tiny arachnid, found in Australia, shows off a rainbow of colours to impress nearby females.
- Other containers house giant cockroaches and itty-bitty arachnid hatchlings, a few months old and smaller than a pinky nail.
- Unlike other arachnids, which are free-living, a large number of acarines have developed intimate associations with other animals.
- Commonly thought of as insects, ticks are actually arachnids or eight-legged creatures, like the spider.
- Other containers house giant cockroaches and itty-bitty arachnid hatchlings, a few months old and smaller than a pinky nail.
- The arachnid’s carapace is too tough, however, and his weapon glances off uselessly. Session 1: Every New Beginning « Love | Peace | Ohana
- Ticks belong to the class Arachnida, which counts mites, spiders and scorpions among its members.
- While the true scorpions have been classified in the Arachnida along with the scorpions, spiders, mites, etc, these being primarily terrestrial.
- Scorpions are arachnids, relatives of spiders and ticks.
- The less highly organised terrestrial arthropoda -- the Arachnida and Darwinism (1889)