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arthropod

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FromNew LatinArthropoda, fromAncient Greekἄρθρον(árthron,joint) +πούς(poús,foot), equivalent toarthro- +‎-pod.

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arthropod (pluralarthropodsorarthropodae)

  1. Aninvertebrateanimal of the phylumArthropoda, characterized by achitinousexoskeleton and multiplejointedappendages.
    Hypernym:critter
    Hyponyms:insect,arachnid;bug,spider
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson,The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page107:
      In at least one otherarthropod, the Stalk-eyed fly, it is the sheer length of the stalks themselves, which can be longer than the animal's body, which make the male attractive to females.
    • 2012, John L. Cloudsley-Thompson,Evolution and Adaptation of Terrestrial Arthropods, page85:
      Thearthropods of the forest biome can be divided into two ecological groups: the cryptozoic inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter, and the terrestrial and arboreal forms that live in more exposed localities.

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animal of Arthropoda
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