araneid

[ uh-rey-nee-id ]

/ əˈreɪ ni ɪd /

Save This Word!

noun

a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of araneid

1895–1900; <New Latin Araneida, equivalent to Arane(a) a genus (Latin arānea;see araneose) + -ida-ida

Words nearby araneid

aramid, aramid fiber, Aran, Aranda, Aran-Duchenne disease, araneid, araneose, Aranha, Aran Islands, Aranrhod, Arantius' nodule

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

British Dictionary definitions for araneid

araneid

/ (əˈreɪnɪɪd) /

noun

any of numerous arachnids constituting the order Araneae (or Araneida), which comprises the spiders

Word Origin for araneid

C19: from New Latin Araneida, from Latin arānea spider

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012