Definition
A taxonomic group or subdivision of arthropods that have spider-like characteristics or features.
Etymology
From Greek 'arachne' (spider) and 'morphe' (form or shape). This scientific term was created to classify organisms that share structural similarities with spiders, emerging from Linnaean taxonomy in the 18th-19th centuries.
Kelly Says
Scientists use '-morphae' endings to group creatures by shape rather than just ancestry—it's like organizing animals by what they look like rather than their family tree. This flexible approach helped early naturalists make sense of thousands of species before DNA testing existed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
蜘蛛 ስነ
shum-du-s-ne
ARالعربية
أشكال العنكبوت
ashkal al-ʿanqabūt
BNবাংলা
অরাকনোমর্ফ
or-a-kno-mor-f
CACatalà
aracnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
CSČeština
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
DADansk
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
DEDeutsch
Arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
ELΕλληνικά
αραχνομορφές
arah-no-mor-fes
ESEspañol
aracnomorfos
arah-no-mor-fos
FAفارسی
شکل عنکبوت
shakl-e ʿanqabūt
FISuomi
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
FRFrançais
arachnomorphes
arah-no-mor-fs
HEעברית
ארכנומורפיות
ar-kh-no-mor-fi-ot
HIहिन्दी
अरचनोमॉर्फ
arah-no-mor-f
HUMagyar
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
IGIG
ọkọ ọkọ spider
o-ko-o-ko spi-der
ITItaliano
arachnomorfi
arah-no-mor-fi
KKKK
құрттардың түрі
qurt-tar-din-tu-ri
KMKM
ទម្រង់ស្វាយ
tom-rong-sva-y
MSBahasa Melayu
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
MYမြန်မာ
ရှောင်ကြီး ပုံ
shaung-kye-pohn
NLNederlands
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
NONorsk
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
PLPolski
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
PTPortuguês
aracnomorfos
arah-no-mor-fos
RORomână
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
RUРусский
арахноморфы
arah-no-mor-fy
SVSvenska
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
SWKiswahili
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
TAதமிழ்
வண்டுகள்
van-du-gu
THไทย
รูปร่างแมงมุม
roop-rang-maeng-mum
TLTL
arachnomorphae
arah-no-mor-fa-e
TRTürkçe
araçnomorf
arah-no-mor-f
UKУкраїнська
арахноморфи
arah-no-mor-fi
URاردو
کُرُکڑی
kur-kur-ee
VITiếng Việt
hình dạng nhện
hinh-dang-nhien
YOYO
arọpọ ọkọ́
a-ro-po-o-ko