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pycnogonid

noun
pyc·​no·​go·​nid | \ pik-ˈnä-gə-nəd How to pronounce pycnogonid (audio) , ˌpik-nə-ˈgä-nəd How to pronounce pycnogonid (audio) \

Definition of pycnogonid

: sea spider

Examples of pycnogonid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Sea spiders, also known as pycnogonids, aren’t actual spiders. — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, "Sea Spiders Pump Blood With Their Guts, Not Their Hearts," 10 July 2017

First Known Use of pycnogonid

1869, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pycnogonid

ultimately from Greek pyknos + gony knee — more at knee entry 1

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