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# arachnid

noun (an arachnid, arachnids); adjective (arachnid)

«arachnid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An arachnid is a small animal with eight legs and a body in two main parts, such as a spider, scorpion, tick or mite. Arachnids are not insects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons arachnids are a group of animals compared with insects: insects have six legs, arachnids eight; you can count legs in maths problems. In safety, some arachnids such as certain spiders, scorpions and ticks can bite or sting. Phrases: «spiders are arachnids».

### Examples

- A spider is an arachnid, not an insect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#x1)
- Arachnids have eight legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#x2)
- Ticks are tiny arachnids that can carry disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#x3)
- Scorpions are arachnids with a stinging tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#x4)
- How many legs do 5 arachnids have in all? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#x5)
- We drew an arachnid and labelled its two body parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced a-RACK-nid. Myth: spiders are insects — they are not. Arachnids have 8 legs, insects 6. Maths: legs = 8 × number of arachnids.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «arachnid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arachnid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«arachnid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arachnid.html) on Mova free.