pycnogonid

pycnogonid
pycnogonid [pik näg′ə nid]
n.
< ModL Pycnogonida /span> PYCNO- + Gr gony, KNEE
any of a class (Pycnogonida) of mostly small saltwater arthropods with very long legs attached to a relatively tiny body

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pyc·nog·o·nid (pĭk-nŏgʹə-nĭd, pĭk'nə-gŏnʹĭd) n.   [From New Latin Pycnogonidae, class name, from Pycnogonum, type genus : Greek puknos, thick + Greek gonu, knee; See genu-1.

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