Arthropoda

[ ahr-throp-uh-duh ]

/ ɑrˈθrɒp ə də /

Save This Word!

noun

the phylum comprising the arthropods.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of Arthropoda

1865–70; <New Latin; see arthro-, -poda

Words nearby Arthropoda

arthro-ophthalmopathy, arthropathy, arthrophyma, arthroplasty, arthropod, Arthropoda, arthropodiasis, arthropods, arthropyosis, arthrosclerosis, arthroscope

How to use Arthropoda in a sentence

Arthrozoa, a name sometimes given to all articulated animals, including the arthropoda and worms.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Yet in the next family Alonella nana (Baird) disputes the palm and claims to be the smallest of all known Arthropoda.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The chief feature in which Peripatus was supposed to differ from normal Arthropoda and Annelida, viz.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The sub-kingdom Arthropoda contains a vast assemblage of animals, all of which, as the name implies, possess jointed appendages.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux

The name Arthropoda, meaning "jointed-footed," suggests perhaps one of the most obvious points of resemblance.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

Medical definitions for Arthropoda

Arthropoda

[ är-thrŏp′ə-də ]

A phylum of the Metazoa that includes crustaceans, insects, arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and horseshoe crabs.