arthropod

Pronunciation:		'ârthru`pâd
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Matching Terms:		arthropod family, arthropod genus, arthropoda, arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous, arthropomata
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

	See Also:	apodeme, arachnid, arachnoid, arthromere, Arthropoda, Asian horseshoe crab, carapace, centipede, class Merostomata, crustacean, cuticle, eurypterid, garden centipede, garden symphilid, horseshoe crab, insect, instar, invertebrate, king crab, Limulus polyphemus, Merostomata, millepede, milliped, millipede, myriapod, onychophoran, pentastomid, peripatus, phylum Arthropoda, pycnogonid, sclerite, Scutigerella immaculata, sea spider, shell, symphilid, tardigrade, thorax, tongue worm, trilobite, velvet worm, Xiphosurus polyphemus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ar"thro*pod\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Arthropoda.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	An arthropod is a member of a phylum of of invertebrate animals that includes insects, arachnids (spiders and mites), and crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, pillbugs, shrimp, etc.). They are members of the phylum Arthropoda and are characterized by having exoskeletons and jointed appendages. This word comes from the Greek words arthron (joint) and podos (foot).