pycnogonid

noun

pyc·​no·​go·​nid pik-ˈnä-gə-nəd  ˌpik-nə-ˈgä-nəd 

: sea spider

Examples of pycnogonid in a Sentence

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