About The Word Arachnida

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Arachnida to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Arachnida definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Arachnida

Arachnida Meaning & Definition
Arachnida Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arachnida?

[n] a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arachnida: class Arachnida

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arachnida:

See Also | Acarina | arachnid | arachnoid | Araneae | Araneida | Chelicerata | Chelonethida | class | Opiliones | order Acarina | order Araneae | order Araneida | order Chelonethida | order Opiliones | order Pedipalpi | order Phalangida | order Pseudoscorpiones | order Pseudoscorpionida | order Scorpionida | order Uropygi | Pedipalpi | Phalangida | Pseudoscorpiones | Pseudoscorpionida | Scorpionida | superclass Chelicerata | Uropygi

Arachnida In Webster's Dictionary

\A*rach"ni*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix. Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[ae] nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill[ae] or palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the thorax. The respiration is either by tranche[ae] or by pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three principal orders: {Araneina}, or spiders; {Arthrogastra}, including scorpions, etc.; and {Acarina}, or mites and ticks.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Stanhopea ‐ any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single…
  • Clavus ‐ a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides…
  • Burin ‐ a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for…
  • Water jump ‐ a pool or stream in a steeplechase or…
  • Aqualung ‐ a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under…
  • Order anthocerotales ‐ hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some…
  • Class crustacea ‐ class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps;…
  • Cotswold hills ‐ a range of low hills in…
  • Paronomasia ‐ a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant…
  • Manidae ‐ coextensive with the order…