arachnid
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) with the suffix -id; surface analysis, arachn- + -id.
noun
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Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
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