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
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I. \(ˈ)pik|nägənə̇d, |piknə|gän-\ adjectiveEtymology: New Latin Pycnogonida
: of or relating to the Pycnogonida
II. noun
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: an arthropod of the class Pycnogonida
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pycnogˈonid noun
A member of the Pycnogonˈida (Gr gony knee) the sea spiders, a class of marine arthropods with more leg than body
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Main Entry: ↑pycno-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.