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pycnogonid definition

pyc·nogo·nid (pik näg′ə nid)

noun

any of a class (Pycnogonida) of mostly small saltwater arthropods with very long legs attached to a relatively tiny body

Etymology: < ModL Pycnogonida < pycno- + Gr gony, knee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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