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Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē)
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.
Middle French -ide
French -ide
English arachnid

From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, spider) with the suffix -id. By surface analysis, arachn- +‎ -id.

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arachnid (plural arachnids)

  1. Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
    Hypernyms: arthropod < bug (broad sense) < invertebrate < animal < creature, critter
    Hyponyms: spider, tick, mite, scorpion; more at Thesaurus:arachnid
    Coordinate term: insect

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eight-legged creature

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