English Explanatory Dictionary

arachno-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Arachnid; arachnidial; spider.
  2. A boron structure intermediate between nido- and hypho- in degree of openness.

Word forms

arachno- arachn-

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). By surface analysis, arachn- + -o-. Piecewise doublet of araneo-.

Synonyms

araneo-
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