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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arachnida \A*rach"ni*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.]
     (Zool.)
     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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arthrogastra \Ar`thro*gas"tra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron
     joint + ? stomach.] (Zool.)
     A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated,
     including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.
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