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pycnogonid
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pyc·nog·o·nid  (pk-ng-nd, pkn-gnd)
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[From New Latin Pycnogonidae, class name, from Pycnogonum, type genus : Greek puknos, thick + Greek gonu, knee; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.pycnogonid - any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legspycnogonid - any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin


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[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Other extant relatives of horseshoe crabs, such as pycnogonids (sea spiders), exhibit multiple mechanisms for sexual size dimorphism.
The sea spiders, or pycnogonids, arise from an ancient lineage of arthropods and look like their sister group of terrestrial spiders.
 
 
 
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