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arácnido

arachnid

noun ah-RAHK-nee-doh Rare
Animals & Nature Insects

Origin: From Greek arachne (spider), after the myth of Arachne.

Usage Note

Arácnido is the scientific class name covering spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites — any eight-legged arthropod. In everyday speech, araña is used for spiders specifically, while arácnido appears in biology or when stressing the broader class. The class name in scientific Latin is Arachnida.

Examples

"La araña es un arácnido, no un insecto."

Natural Translation

The spider is an arachnid, not an insect.

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