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DEFINITIONS
Arachnid
Pronunciation: &-'rak-n&d, -"nid
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Arachnida, from Greek arachnE spider
: any of a class (Arachnida) of arthropods comprising chiefly terrestrial
invertebrates, including the spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, and
having a segmented body divided into two regions of which the anterior
bears four pairs of legs but no antennae
- arachnid adjective
Camel
Spider see
"Solifugae" below...
Camel
Pronunciation: 'ka-m&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Old North French, from
Latin camelus, from Greek kamElos, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew gAmAl
camel
1 : either of two large ruminant mammals (genus Camelus) used as draft
and saddle animals in desert regions especially of Africa and Asia: a
: the one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) extant only as a domestic or feral
animal -- called also dromedary b : the two-humped camel (C. bactrianus
syn. C. ferus) of Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia -- called also Bactrian
camel
2 : a watertight structure used especially to lift submerged ships
3 : a light yellowish brown
Spider
Pronunciation:
'spI-d&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English spyder, alteration of spithre; akin to Old English
spinnan to spin
1 : any of an order (Araneae syn. Araneida) of arachnids having the abdomen
usually unsegmented and constricted at the base, chelicerae modified into
poison fangs, and two or more pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning
threads of silk used in making cocoons for their eggs, nests for themselves,
or webs to catch prey
2 : a cast-iron frying pan orig. made with short feet to stand among coals
on the hearth
3 : any of various devices consisting of a frame or skeleton with radiating
arms or members
Solpugid
Sol*pu"gid
(?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Solifugæ. -- n. One
of the Solifugæ.
Solifugae
A Solifugid (plural form Solifugae) is an arachnid belonging to the order
Solifugae. The name Solifugae comes from Latin and means "flee ...continue
spider story here...
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