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arthropod
[ahr-thruh-pod]
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 arthropodal arthropodan arthropodous belonging or pertaining to the Arthropoda.
arthropod
/ ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd, ɑːˈθrɒpədəs /
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
arthropod
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.
Other Word Forms
- arthropodous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of arthropod1
Word History and Origins
Origin of arthropod1
Example Sentences
Beyond cephalopods, xanthommatin is also found in insects within the arthropod group, contributing to the brilliant orange and yellow hues of monarch butterfly wings and the bright reds seen in dragonfly bodies and fly eyes.
Their analysis shows that over the past five centuries, extinctions among plants, arthropods, and land vertebrates actually reached their highest point about a century ago and have been declining since.
Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.
Ticks are active throughout the year in California, but risk typically peaks in the spring when the biting arthropods are born, and in fall, after the first rains.
Machado notes that in arthropods, a group that includes the centipede, maternal care is associated with rough conditions.
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