Arachnids
Ticks
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- House: In one episode, the title character triumphantly demonstrates a tick that was causing the Case Of The Week; in a close-up, one can clearly see it has six legs, as every insect does... but ticks are arachnids, and, like spiders or scorpions, they have eight legs.
Source: Artistic License Biology -
Ticks are arachnids: They got eight legs.
Source: Animal-Themed Superbeing
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Ticks and Arachnids. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arachnids/ticks
Arachnids & Ticks. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arachnids/ticks>.
Ticks or Arachnids. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arachnids/ticks.
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