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Arachnoid

Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.

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Acarine 76% connected

Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.

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Daddy longlegs 76% connected

An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and gra…

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Harvestman 76% connected

A man engaged in harvesting.

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Scorpion 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.

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Spider 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdom…

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Arthropod 76% connected

One of the Arthropoda.

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Meninges 76% connected

The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.

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Arachnid 92% connected

An arachnidan.

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Spiderlike 92% connected

Like a spider.

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