araneidan

Variant of araneid

araneid definition

ara·neid (ə rā′nē id′)

noun

Zool. a spider

Etymology: < ModL < L aranea (akin to Gr arachnē, spider) + -id

Related Forms:

  • araneidan ar′a·ne′i·dan (ar′ə nē′i dən) adjective

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