arthropod

[ ahr-thruh-pod ]

/ ˈɑr θrəˌpɒd /

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noun

any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.

adjective

Also ar·throp·o·dal

[ahr-throp-uh-dl], /ɑrˈθrɒp ə dl/, ar·throp·o·dan

[ahr-throp-uh-dn], /ɑrˈθrɒp ə dn/, ar·throp·o·dous

[ahr-throp-uh-duhs]. /ɑrˈθrɒp ə dəs/. belonging or pertaining to the Arthropoda.

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Origin of arthropod

1875–80; <New Latin Arthropoda;see arthro-, -pod

Words nearby arthropod

arthrogram, arthrography, arthromere, arthropathy, arthroplasty, arthropod, Arthropoda, arthropods, arthroscope, arthroscopy, arthrosis

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How to use arthropod in a sentence

Scientists find an increase in the overall numbers of arthropods in the Arctic, but a decline in diversity.
We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril - Issue 95: Escape|John Hainze|January 20, 2021|Nautilus
Nonlinear trends in abundance and diversity and complex responses to climate change in arctic arthropods.
We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril - Issue 95: Escape|John Hainze|January 20, 2021|Nautilus
There are more species of insects on land than all other arthropods combined, says Kip Will.
Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods|Curtis Segarra|January 19, 2021|Science News For Students
Unique features help scientists put arthropods into subgroups.
Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods|Curtis Segarra|January 19, 2021|Science News For Students

My colleagues and I conducted a visual survey of 50 North Carolina homes to inventory just which arthropods live under our roofs.
Should I Kill Spiders In My Home? An Entomologist Explains Why Not To|LGBTQ-Editor|October 22, 2020|No Straight News
Audouin gave the detailed demonstration of this by his accurate and minute determination of the pieces of the arthropod skeleton.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Turn the Arthropod on its back and the relative positions of the systems of organs are the same as in the Vertebrate.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Instances are seen in the Tunicata, and in various parasitic arthropod forms, such as Lerna, etc.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
Such an arrangement suggests that in the ancient arthropod type a double segmentation existed, viz.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
These cavities both in the vertebrate and in the arthropod disappear before the adult condition is reached.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for arthropod

arthropod

/ (ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd) /

noun

any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes

Derived forms of arthropod

arthropodous (ɑːˈθrɒpədəs) or arthropodal, adjective

Word Origin for arthropod

C19 from NL, from Gk arthron joint + podus footed, from pous foot

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Scientific definitions for arthropod

arthropod

[ är′thrə-pŏd′ ]

Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Arthopoda, characterized by an exoskeleton made of chitin and a segmented body with pairs of jointed appendages. Arthropods share many features with annelids and may have evolved from them in the Precambrian Era. Arthropods include the insects, crustaceans, arachnids, myriapods, and extinct trilobites, and are the largest phylum in the animal kingdom.

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