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Arthropoda

Syllabification: (Ar·throp·o·da)
Pronunciation: /ärˈTHräpədə/
Zoology
Definition of Arthropoda
  • a large phylum of invertebrate animals that includes insects, spiders, crustaceans, and their relatives. They have a segmented body, an external skeleton, and jointed limbs, and are sometimes divided among several phyla.

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin (plural), from Greek arthron 'joint' + pous, pod- 'foot'

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