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Pycnogonida
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What's The Definition Of Pycnogonida?
[n] sea spiders
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pycnogonida: order Pycnogonida Related Terms | Find terms related to Pycnogonida: See Also | animal order | Chelicerata | pycnogonid | sea spider | superclass Chelicerata Pycnogonida In Webster's Dictionary \Pyc`no*gon"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thick
crowded + ? knee.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and
thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also
{Pantopoda}.
Note: The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is
at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at
great depths in the sea, and the largest of them
measure two feet across the extended legs.
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