non-arachnid
|non-ə-ræk-nɪd|
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/ˌnɑn.əˈræk.nɪd/
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/ˌnɒn.əˈræk.nɪd/
not an arachnid
Etymology
'non-arachnid' is formed from the negative prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') plus 'arachnid', which comes from New Latin 'Arachnida' ultimately from Greek 'aráchnē' meaning 'spider'.
'arachnid' entered scientific English via New Latin 'Arachnida' in the 19th century from Greek 'aráchnē' ('spider'); the prefix 'non-' has been used in English since Old English and Middle English as a productive negative prefix, producing the compound 'non-arachnid'.
Initially the elements meant 'not' + 'spider'; the combined term has maintained that literal meaning of 'not an arachnid' and is used descriptively in scientific and general contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an organism that is not an arachnid.
Most insects collected in the sweep net were non-arachnids rather than spiders.
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Adjective 1
not belonging to the class Arachnida; not an arachnid (e.g., not a spider, scorpion, mite, or tick).
The museum exhibit grouped the specimens into arachnids and non-arachnid organisms.
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