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arachnology

scientific study of arachnids (spiders and related animals)
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Summary

arachnology is a branch of zoology[1]. arachnology draws 824 Wikipedia views per month (branch of zoology category, ranking #12 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: arthropodology[3]
  • Commons category: Arachnology[4]
  • Has part(s): araneology[5], acarology[6], scorpiology[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Arachnology[8]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopedic Lexicon[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13]
  • Is the study of: Arachnida[14]
  • Practiced by: arachnologist[15]

Why It Matters

arachnology has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] arachnology is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

División Zoología Invertebrados del Museo de La Plata Entomological Collections Network Eugène Simon Reginald Innes Pocock

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) → araneology, acarology, scorpiology
    Subclass of → arthropodology
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