ARACHNOIDS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word arachnoids. (close relations)
Definition of ARACHNOIDS
Best Alternative Words for ARACHNOIDS
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arachnid | nounn | |||||||
noun • air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | ||||||||
harvestman | nounn | |||||||
noun • spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs | ||||||||
mite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a slight but appreciable amount • any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods | ||||||||
scorpion | nounn | |||||||
noun • arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio • the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 | ||||||||
spider | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey • a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine • a skillet made of cast iron | ||||||||
tarantula | nounn | |||||||
noun • large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) • large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites | ||||||||
tick | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a metallic tapping sound • any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals • a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. • a light mattress verb • make a clicking or ticking sound • make a sound like a clock or a timer • sew • put a check mark on or near or next to | ||||||||
daddy longlegs | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite • spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs | ||||||||
arachnidian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | ||||||||
spiderlike | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | ||||||||
spiderly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | ||||||||
spidery | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | ||||||||
arachnoid membrane | nounn | |||||||
noun • the middle of the 3 meninges |