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单词 pycnogonid
释义

pycnogonid

noun

pyc·​no·​go·​nid pik-ˈnä-gə-nəd How to pronounce pycnogonid (audio) ˌpik-nə-ˈgä-nəd How to pronounce pycnogonid (audio)
: sea spider

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Found in the Antarctic, this male pycnogonid spider (or a distant relative of a spider, anyway) bears its own eggs. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 Sea spiders, also known as pycnogonids, aren’t actual spiders. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 10 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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