arthropod family

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arthropod family - any of the arthropods animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animalsfamily Phalangiidae, Phalangiidae - a family of PhalangidaArgiopidae, family Argiopidae, orb-weaver - spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distributionfamily Theridiidae, Theridiidae - a family of comb-footed spidersfamily Theraphosidae, Theraphosidae - large tropical spiders; tarantulasfamily Lycosidae, Lycosidae - wolf spidersCtenizidae, family Ctenizidae - large burrowing spidersfamily Ixodidae, Ixodidae - hard ticksArgasidae, family Argasidae - soft ticksAcaridae, family Acaridae - mitesfamily Trombidiidae, Trombidiidae - mitesfamily Trombiculidae, Trombiculidae - mitesfamily Sarcoptidae, Sarcoptidae - small whitish mitesfamily Tetranychidae, Tetranychidae - plant-feeding mitesfamily Scutigeridae, Scutigeridae - a family of Chilopodafamily Geophilidae, Geophilidae - small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earthfamily Limulidae, Limulidae - horseshoe crabsCancridae, family Cancridae - many of the best known edible crabsfamily Portunidae, Portunidae - swimming crabsfamily Pinnotheridae, Pinnotheridae - tiny soft-bodied crabsfamily Lithodidae, Lithodidae - deep-sea crabs of cold watersfamily Majidae, Majidae - spider crabsfamily Homaridae, Homaridae - large-clawed lobstersfamily Nephropsidae, Nephropsidae - in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridaefamily Palinuridae, Palinuridae - spiny lobstersAstacidae, Astacura, family Astacidae - crayfishfamily Paguridae, Paguridae - hermit crabsCrangonidae, family Crangonidae - shrimpsfamily Palaemonidae, Palaemonidae - prawnsfamily Peneidae, Peneidae - tropical prawnsfamily Mysidae, Mysidae - small shrimp-like crustaceansfamily Squillidae, Squillidae - crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashoreArmadillidiidae, family Armadillidiidae - pill bugsfamily Oniscidae, Oniscidae - a family of Isopodafamily Porcellionidae, Porcellionidae - sow bugsfamily Orchestiidae, Orchestiidae - beach fleasfamily Triopidae, Triopidae - a family of NotostracaBalanidae, family Balanidae - stalkless barnaclesfamily Lepadidae, Lepadidae - goose barnaclesfamily Peripatidae, Peripatidae - a family of Onychophorafamily Peripatopsidae, Peripatopsidae - a family of OnychophoraCicindelidae, family Cicindelidae - tiger beetlesCoccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugsCarabidae, family Carabidae - ground beetlesfamily Lampyridae, Lampyridae - firefliesCerambycidae, family Cerambycidae - long-horned beetlesChrysomelidae, family Chrysomelidae - leaf beetlesDermestidae, family Dermestidae - carpet beetlesCleridae, family Cleridae - beetles that prey on other insectsLamellicornia, superfamily Lamellicornia - scarabaeid beetles and stag beetlesfamily Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae - scarab or dung beetlesMelolonthidae, subfamily Melolonthidae - considered a separate family in some classification systems