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arachnoid vs acarine

acarine vs arachnoid

arachnoid and acarine both are nouns.

arachnoid is an adjective but acarine is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arachnoid Yes Yes No No
acarine Yes No No No
As nouns, acarine is a hyponym of arachnoid; that is, acarine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arachnoid:
  • arachnoid: air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
  • acarine: mite or tick
arachnoid (noun) acarine (noun)
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs mite or tick
the middle of the 3 meninges
arachnoid (adjective) acarine (adjective)
relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
Difference between arachnoid and acarine

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