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arachnid

/əˈɹæknɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
arach-nid
IPA
/əˈɹæknɪd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. Middle French -ide French -ide French arachnidebor. English arachnid From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) with the suffix -id. By surface analysis, arachn- + -id.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈɹæknɪd/

Inflected Forms

arachnids (plural)

Derived Forms

arachnerd arachnidial arachnidism arachnidity

Frequently Paired Words

arachnicide arachnophobia :Category:Arachnids insect

Synonyms

arachnid arachno- arachnoid

Questions

How do you pronounce arachnid?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹæknɪd/.
What does arachnid mean?
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
Where does arachnid come from?
It is traced to French.

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