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Arthropoda

American  
[ahr-throp-uh-duh] / ɑrˈθrɒp ə də /

noun

  1. the phylum comprising the arthropods.


Etymology

Origin of Arthropoda

1865–70; < New Latin; see arthro-, -poda ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Insects share many characteristics with crustaceans, which are coveted and esteemed; both are members of the phylum Arthropoda.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018

See the journal Arthropoda Selecta for more details.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2016

As in other members of Arthropoda, chelicerates also utilize an open circulatory system, with a tube-like heart that pumps blood into the large hemocoel that bathes the internal organs.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Arthropoda is the largest phylum in the animal world in terms of numbers of species, and insects form the single largest group within this phylum.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Heymons believes that the “dorsal organ” in the embryos of the lower Arthropoda corresponds with the region invaginated to form the serosa of the hexapod embryo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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