arthropodnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɑː.θrə.pɒd/us/ˈɑːr.θrə.pɑːd/specializeda type of animal with no spine, a hard outer skin, legs with bones joined together, and a body divided into different parts, for example a spider, crab, or ant
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General & informal words for animals
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- bug
- creepy-crawly
- critter
- domestic animal
- invertebrate
- man-eater
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- stray
- thing
- vermin
- vertebrata