pycnogonid

pycnogonid
noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek pyknos + gony knee — more at knee Date: 1881 sea spider

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  • Pycnogonid — Pyc*nog o*nid, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Pycnogonida. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pycnogonid — [pik näg′ə nid] n. 〚< ModL Pycnogonida /span> PYCNO + Gr gony, KNEE〛 any of a class (Pycnogonida) of mostly small saltwater arthropods with very long legs attached to a relatively tiny body * * * pyc·nog·o·nid (pĭk nŏgʹə nĭd, pĭk nə gŏnʹĭd) n.… …   Universalium

  • pycnogonid — [pik näg′ə nid] n. [< ModL Pycnogonida < PYCNO + Gr gony, KNEE] any of a class (Pycnogonida) of mostly small saltwater arthropods with very long legs attached to a relatively tiny body …   English World dictionary

  • pycnogonid — noun Any sea spider of the class Pycnogonida …   Wiktionary

  • pycnogonid — pyc·nog·o·nid …   English syllables

  • pycnogonid — noun any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs • Syn: ↑sea spider • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod • Member Holonyms: ↑Pycnogonida, ↑order Pycnogonida * * * I …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sea spider — Taxobox name = Sea spiders image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Pycnogonida ordo = Pantopoda classis authority = Latreille, 1810 subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Ammotheidae… …   Wikipedia

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  • Sea spider — Sea spi der (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See {Maioid}, and {Spider crab}, under {Spider}. (b) Any pycnogonid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aplysiidae — Taxobox name = Aplysiidae image width = 200px image caption = Aplysia californica , a typical sea hare, shown here releasing a cloud of purple pigment, probably as a reaction to being poked or prodded. regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis …   Wikipedia

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