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arachnid
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arachnid
(noun)
arachnid
/ə
ˈ
ræknəd/
noun
plural
arachnids
arachnid
/ə
ˈ
ræknəd/
noun
plural
arachnids
Britannica Dictionary definition of ARACHNID
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technical
:
a kind of animal that has eight legs and a body formed of two parts
Spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks are
arachnids
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