arachn-

combining form

Definition of ARACHN-

: spider : arachnid <arachnology>

arachn- or arachno-

New Latin & Greek; New Latin, from Greek, from arachnē spider, spiderweb; perhaps akin to Latin aranea spider, Greek arkys net

Medical Dictionary

combining form

: spider <arachnodactyly>

arachn- or arachno-

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