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Definition of: arachnoid
(ə·rak′noid) adjective
1. Like a spider's web; thin and fine.
2. Of or pertaining to the arachnoid membrane or to the Arachnida.
3. Bot. Composed of slender entangled hairs; cobwebby.
—noun One of the Arachnida. [<Gk. arachnē spider + -OID]
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