HyperDic: class_arachnida

English > 1 sense of the expression class Arachnida:
NOUNanimalclass Arachnida, Arachnidaa large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs
English > class Arachnida: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings.
SynonymArachnida
Member ofChelicerata, superclass Chelicerataspiders
MembersAcarina, order Acarinamites and ticks
Araneae, order Araneae, Araneida, order Araneidaspiders
Chelonethida, order Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpionida, order Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, order Pseudoscorpionesfalse scorpions
Pedipalpi, order Pedipalpi, Uropygi, order Uropygiwhip scorpions
Phalangida, order Phalangida, Opiliones, order Opilionesharvestmen
Scorpionida, order Scorpionidatrue scorpions
arachnid, arachnoidair-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanisharácnidos
CatalanArachnida
Adjectivesarachnoid, arachnidianrelating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida

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