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arachnoid

/əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
arach-noid
IPA
/əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.

adj

Relating to the arachnoid mater.

noun

Ellipsis of arachnoid mater.

noun

A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.

adj

Relating to or resembling spiders.

noun

An arachnid.

Etymology

Mid 18th century borrowing from New Latin arachnoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). By surface analysis, arachn- + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: arachnoīdēs, ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής

Inflected Forms

arachnoids (plural)

Derived Forms

periarachnoid subarachnoid superarachnoid arachnoidal arachnoidian arachnoiditis

Phrases

arachnoid mater

Synonyms

arachnidian spidery spiderlike spiderly arachnid arachnoid membrane

Rhymes With

subarachnoid

Questions

How do you pronounce arachnoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/.
What does arachnoid mean?
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
Where does arachnoid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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