arachnologicaladj.
/əˌraknəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ Of, or pertaining to, arachnology.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > spiders
arachnological1861
1861 J. Blackwall Hist. Spiders Great Brit. & Ireland I. Pref. 5 Arachnological science.
Derivatives
arachnologist n. /ærækˈnɒlədʒɪst/ a student of, or proficient in, arachnology. [ < ancient Greek ἀράχνη spider (see arachnid n.) + -ologist comb. form.]
/ærækˈnɒlədʒɪst/ a student of, or proficient in, arachnology. [ < ancient Greek ἀράχνη spider (see arachnid n.) + -ologist comb. form.] ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > spiders and other arachnids > one who
arachnologist1817
araneologist1875
1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxiii. 345 The English Arachnologists—may I coin this term?
1880 Nature 22 Jan. 273/2 Mr. Pickard-Cambridge's reputation as an arachnologist.
arachnology n. /ærækˈnɒlədʒɪ/ the department of Zoology relating to spiders or the Arachnida generally. [ < ancient Greek ἀράχνη spider (see arachnid n.) + -ology comb. form; compare post-classical Latin arachnologia (1715 or earlier), German Arachnologie (1797 or earlier).]
/ærækˈnɒlədʒɪ/ the department of Zoology relating to spiders or the Arachnida generally. [ < ancient Greek ἀράχνη spider (see arachnid n.) + -ology comb. form; compare post-classical Latin arachnologia (1715 or earlier), German Arachnologie (1797 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > spiders and other arachnids
arachnology1861
acarology1877
araneology1884
1861 J. Blackwall Hist. Spiders Great Brit. & Ireland I. Introd. 5 Dr. Lister, and the earlier systematic writers on arachnology.
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