arthropod

ar·thro·pod

A0444200 (är′thrə-pŏd′)n. Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Arthropoda, including the insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods, that are characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.

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[From New Latin Arthropoda, phylum name : arthro- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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ar′thro·pod adj.ar·throp′o·dan (är-thrŏp′ə-dən), ar·throp′o·dal (-dəl) adj.

arthropod

(ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd) n (Zoology) 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[C19 from NL, from Gk arthron joint + podus footed, from pous foot] arthropodous, arˈthropodal adj

ar•thro•pod

(ˈɑr θrəˌpɒd)

n. 1. any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and a mineralized chitinous shell covering and including insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. adj. 2. Also, ar•throp•o•dal (ɑrˈθrɒp ə dl) ar•throp•o•dan (ɑrˈθrɒp ə dn) belonging or pertaining to the Arthropoda. [1875–80; see arthro-, -pod]

ar·thro·pod

(är′thrə-pŏd′) Any of numerous invertebrate animals having a segmented body, segmented appendages, and an external skeleton. Crustaceans, insects, and arachnids are all arthropods. Arthropods are the largest phylum in the animal kingdom.

arthropod

any invertebrate of the phylum that includes insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods with jointed legs. — arthropod, arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous, adj.See also: Feet and Legs

Thesaurus

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arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitinArthropoda, phylum Arthropoda - jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedestrilobite - an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three partsarachnid, arachnoid - air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legsmyriapod - general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedesgarden centipede, garden symphilid, Scutigerella immaculata, symphilid - minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse cropstardigrade - an arthropod of the division Tardigradacentipede - chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensorsmillepede, milliped, millipede - any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legspycnogonid, sea spider - any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legsclass Merostomata, Merostomata - used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypteridahorseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus, king crab - large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louseAsian horseshoe crab - horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asiaeurypterid - large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabspentastomid, tongue worm - wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammalssclerite - hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropodscarapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtlesapodeme - ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for musclesinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationcrustacean - any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeletononychophoran, peripatus, velvet worm - any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid wormsinsect - small air-breathing arthropodinstar - an insect or other arthropod between moltsarthromere - any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropodthorax - the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen

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