Arthrogastra

Arthrogastra
Arachnida A*rach"ni*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[ae] nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill[ae] or palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the thorax. The respiration is either by tranche[ae] or by pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three principal orders: {Araneina}, or spiders; {Arthrogastra}, including scorpions, etc.; and {Acarina}, or mites and ticks. [1913 Webster]


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  • Arthrogastra — Ar thro*gas tra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a rqron joint + ? stomach.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arthrogastra — Arthrogastra, gliedleibige Spinnen, die Ordnung der scorpionartigen Spinnenthiere umfassend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • arthrogastra — ar·thro·gastra …   English syllables

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  • Acarina — Arachnida A*rach ni*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[ae] nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arachnida — A*rach ni*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[ae] nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill[ae]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Araneina — Arachnida A*rach ni*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[ae] nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • palp — Palpus Pal pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palpi — Palpus Pal pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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