Definitions for: Arthropoda


[n] jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes



Webster (1913) Definition: Ar*throp"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint
+ -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have
jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida,
and Crustacea. -- Ar*throp"o*dal, a.

Synonyms: phylum Arthropoda

See Also: animal kingdom, Animalia, arthropod, Chelicerata, Chilopoda, class Chilopoda, class Crustacea, class Diplopoda, class Hexapoda, class Insecta, class Myriapoda, class Onychophora, class Pauropoda, class Symphyla, class Tardigrada, Crustacea, Diplopoda, Hexapoda, insect, Insecta, kingdom Animalia, Myriapoda, Onychophora, Pauropoda, Pentastomida, phylum, subphylum Pentastomida, superclass Chelicerata, superclass Myriapoda, Symphyla, Tardigrada

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