noun
- A small marine arthropod of the class Pycnogonida, having a slender body and long legs, commonly known as a sea spider.
Usage: zoology; marine biology
Examples
- The pycnogonid clung to the seaweed with its eight spindly legs.
- Marine biologists discovered a new species of pycnogonid in the deep ocean trenches.
- Pycnogonids are among the most unusual creatures found on the ocean floor.
- The tiny pycnogonid moved slowly across the coral surface.
- Researchers study pycnogonids to better understand deep-sea ecosystems.