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Any living creature of the Kingdom Animalia constituting multi-celled organisms as well as single-celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and having the ability for spontaneous movement, such as protozoans.

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appendages

Animals; Spiders

Parts or organs (such as legs, spinnerets, chelicerae) that are attached to the body.

arachnida

Animals; Spiders

A principal division, or Class, of the air-breathing arthropods, the arachnids, including the scorpions, mites, spiders, harvestmen, etc.

arachnologist

Animals; Spiders

One who studies the arachnids.

araneae

Animals; Spiders

The ordinal name of all spiders; same as Araneida.

araneology

Animals; Spiders

The branch of zoology that treats only of the spiders. Arthropod.The jointed-legged animals, such as centipedes, millipedes, insects, crustaceans, spiders, scorpions, and many ...

attachment disc

Animals; Spiders

The series of tiny lines that serve to anchor the draglines of spiders.

autophagy

Animals; Spiders

The eating of an appendage shed from the body by autotomy or otherwise.

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