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pycnogonid

noun
pyc·​no·​go·​nid | \ pik-ˈnä-gÉ™-nÉ™d How to pronounce pycnogonid (audio) , ËŒpik-nÉ™-ˈgä-nÉ™d How to pronounce pycnogonid (audio) \

Definition of pycnogonid

: sea spider

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 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

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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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