arthropod
noun/ˈɑːθɹəpɒd/
Etymology From New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to arthro- + -pod.
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An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
- In at least one other arthropod, the Stalk-eyed fly, it is the sheer length of the stalks themselves, which can be longer than the animal's body, which make the male attractive to females.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 107:
- The arthropods of the forest biome can be divided into two ecological groups: the cryptozoic inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter, and the terrestrial and arboreal forms that live in more exposed localities.2012, John L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Evolution and Adaptation of Terrestrial Arthropods, page 85:
- Synonyms
- arthropod
- Derived terms
- arthropodal, arthropodic, arthropodization, arthropodologist, arthropodology, macroarthropod, microarthropod
- Related terms
- arthropodean
- Hypernyms
- invertebrate, animal
- Hyponyms
- arachnid, crustacean, horseshoe crab, insect, springtail, centipede, millipede
- Meronyms
- exoskeleton