About The Word Arachnoid

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Arachnoid

Arachnoid Meaning & Definition
Arachnoid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arachnoid?

[n] air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
[n] the middle of the 3 meninges
[adj] (zoology) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arachnoid: arachnid | arachnidian | arachnoid membrane | spiderlike | spiderly | spidery

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arachnoid:

See Also | acarine | Arachnida | arthropod | class Arachnida | daddy longlegs | false scorpion | harvestman | leptomeninges | meninges | meninx | Phalangium opilio | pseudoscorpion | scorpion | spider | whip scorpion | whipscorpion

Arachnoid In Webster's Dictionary

\A*rach"noid\, a. [Gr. ? like a cobweb; ? spider, spider's web + ? form.] 1. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike. 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater. 3. (Bot.) Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.
\A*rach"noid\, n. 1. (Anat.) The arachnoid membrane. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Arachnoidea.

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