arachnid
(also ‘arachnoid‘; plural: ‘arachnids‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ch’ are said with a ‘K’ sound, as in “king”)
a class (group) name given to any insect-like animal with eight legs and without wings; soft-bodied without backbone; there are 100,000 species which include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks and mites; found all over the world
Some of these animals are discussed separately under their individual names.
‘Arachnophobia’ is the abnormal fear of spiders and other arachnids, and an ‘arachnophobe’ is a person who is afraid of spiders and other arachnids.
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