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Definition of Arthropod
1. Noun. Invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin.
Specialized synonyms: Trilobite, Arachnid, Arachnoid, Myriapod, Garden Centipede, Garden Symphilid, Scutigerella Immaculata, Symphilid, Tardigrade, Centipede, Millepede, Milliped, Millipede, Pycnogonid, Sea Spider, Class Merostomata, Merostomata, Horseshoe Crab, King Crab, Limulus Polyphemus, Xiphosurus Polyphemus, Asian Horseshoe Crab, Eurypterid, Pentastomid, Tongue Worm, Crustacean, Onychophoran, Peripatus, Velvet Worm, Insect, Instar
Terms within: Sclerite, Carapace, Cuticle, Shell, Shield, Apodeme, Arthromere, Thorax
Generic synonyms: Invertebrate
Derivative terms: Arthropodal
Definition of Arthropod
1. n. One of the Arthropoda.
Definition of Arthropod
1. Noun. An invertebrate animal of the phylum ''Arthropoda'', characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arthropod
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Medical Definition of Arthropod
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Arthropod
Literary usage of Arthropod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"NEUROBLASTS IN THE arthropod EMBRYO. WILLIAM M. WHEELER. As some months will
probably elapse before I shall be able to complete my study of ..."
2. The Origin of Vertebrates by Walter Holbrook Gaskell (1908)
"—Comparison of the vertebrate and arthropod central nervous systems.— Antagonism
between cephalization and alimentation.—Life-history of lamprey : not a ..."
3. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"(1993, 1994) studied the effects of controlled flooding on arthropod communities of
... arthropod species composition and diversity in the bosque canopy is ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1899)
"On the Phylogeny of the arthropod Amnion. By ARTHUR WILLEY, D.Sc. Land., Hon.
MA Cantab. Until recently the formation of the amnion of the higher ..."
5. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"THE THEORY OF arthropod ANCESTRY OF THE VERTEBRATES This theory is presented
compactly by Lull, as follows: "In addition to the annelid theory, ..."
6. Habit and Intelligence: A Series of Essays on the Laws of Life and Mind by Joseph John Murphy, ( (1879)
"... of the arthropod Classes.— The Crustacea are one of the four classes that
constitute the arthropoda, a great division of the animal kingdom, ..."
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