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The English word arachnid derived in 1806 from the French word arachnide OR the Modern Latin Arachnida, as introduced for the name of the class of arthropods in 1815 by French biologist Jean Baptiste Pierre Antione de Monet de Lamarck (1744-1829), from the Greek wordarakhne, meaning "spider", also cognate with the Latin word aranea, meaning "spider, spider's web", from aracsna.
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Where did the arachnid come from?
The word Arachnid is from the Greek word for spider. However this class includes mites, ticks, harvestmen and scorpions, not just spiders.
Is a pit bull an arachnid?
No. arachnid is another word for spider.
Who was the word arachnid named after?
The word arachnid comes from the Greek word ἀράχνη (arachne), which means "spider."
What is the meaning the origin of the word arachnid?
arachnid means spider so therefore its a spider and it orginated from Greece
What English word originates from the Greek word 'Arakhne'?
Arachnid.
How would one describe an Arachnid?
An arachnid can be described as a creature characterised by four pairs of legs, which distinguishes them from insects. The word arachnid comes from the Greek meaning spider.
What is another word that means spider?
Arachnid is another word for spider.
Can you give a sentence using the word Arachnid?
A spider belongs to the Arachnid family. I am afraid of spiders and all other arachnids
What is another word for spider?
arachnid Arachnid (or Bob) Arachnid is the scientific name for an insect of the spider family.
Look up the word arachnid in the dictionary?
Arachnid [ar-rak-nid] n. eight-legged invertebrate, such as a spider, scorpion, tick or mite.
How do you spell arakid?
The likely word may be "arachnid" (a spider or scorpion).
Where did the word spider come from in greek mythology?
The word 'spider' comes from an old European word 'spenwanen' meaning to spin. Or from a Germanic word 'spinne' with the same meaning. The Greek connection is from the word 'arachnid' or 'arachn' meaning spiders web, which in turn comes from Latin 'arachnida
