"a spider," 1869, from French arachnide (1806) or Modern Latin Arachnida, introduced as name for this class of arthropods 1815 by French biologist Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck (1744-1829), from Greek arakhne (fem.) "spider; spider's web," which probably is cognate with Latin aranea "spider, spider's web" (borrowed in Old English as renge "spider"), from aracsna. The Latin word could be a Greek borrowing or both could be from a common root. An earlier noun form was arachnidian (1828).
实用例句
1. One of the most unexpected surprises was my encounter with a race of arachnid creatures.
最意想不到的发现之一是我与一族蜘蛛类生物的相遇。
来自辞典例句
2. I want that wall - crawling arachnid prosecuted!
我要起诉那个在墙上爬的八脚怪物!
来自电影对白
3. Lifting the tiny arachnid, he transported it over to the opposite side of the road.
举起这种小动物, 他把它放到了路的另一边.
来自互联网
4. The tiny arachnid, found in Australia, shows off a rainbow of colours to impress nearby females.