Look up: arthropod

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   Arthropod
   invertebrate animals (insects, arachnids and crustaceans) that have a jointed body and limbs and usually a hard shell or exoskeleton that is molted periodically.
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   Arthropod
   see 'phylum arthropoda'
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   arthropod
   [n] - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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   Arthropod
   [pronounce: arth-row-pod ] Invertebrate that has jointed legs (e.g. fly, spider).
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   Arthropod
   An arthropod is a member of a group of invertebrate animals that includes insects, spiders and crustaceans. An extinct group of fossil arthropods is the trilobites. The arthropods first appear in the fossil record in the early Cambrian, and account for 75% of all animal species ever described. Arthropods are characterized by having exoskeletons, and paired jointed limbs. This word comes from the Greek words arthron (joint) and podos (foot)
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   Arthropod
   A member of the animal phylum Arthropoda, which includes the insects, crustaceans (e.g. crabs, shrimps, barnacles), spiders, scorpions, mites, millipedes and centipedes.
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   arthropod
   The largest phylum of the animal kingdom, containing several million species. Arthropods are characterized by a rigid external skeleton, paired and jointed legs, and a haemocoel. The phylum Arthropoda includes the major classes Insecta, Crustacea, Myriapodia and Arachnida.
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   Arthropod
   Ar'thro·pod noun (Zoology) One of the Arthropoda.
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   arthropod
   <biology, zoology> The largest phylum of the animal kingdom, containing several million species. Arthropods are characterised by a rigid external skeleton, paired and jointed legs and a haemocoel. The phylum Arthropoda includes the major classes Insecta, Crustacea, Myriapodia and Arachnida. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    arthropod
    noun invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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    Arthropod
    `Arthropods` are the largest phylum of animals and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others. Arthropods are characterised by the possession of a segmented body with appendages on at least one segment. They have a dorsal heart and a ventral nervous system. All arthropods are covered by a hard exoskeleton made of chitin, a polysaccharide, which provides physical protection and resistance to desiccation. Periodically, an arthropod she...
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    arthropod
    (ahr´thro-pod) an individual of the phylum Arthropoda.
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    Arthropod
    • (n.) One of the Arthropoda.
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    arthropod
    any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest in the animal kingdom, which includes such familiar forms as lobsters, crabs, spiders, insects, ... [33 related articles]
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    arthropod
    arthropod, Artkhropoda, arthropodal Animals with jointed feet; a name for the more highly organized Annulosa or Articulata, comprising insects, spiders, crustacea, and myriapoda, having segmented bodies to which hollow jointed appendages (antenna, wings, legs) are articulated in pairs.
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    arthropod
    A member of the phylum Arthropoda. [arthro- + G. pous, foot]
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    arthropod
    Pergamasus sp. A predatory mite of the type that preys on nematodes, springtails, other mites, and the larvae of insects. This mite is 1/25 of an inch (1mm) long. Credit: Gerhard Eisenbeis and Wilfried Wichard. 1987. Atlas on the Biology of Soil Arthropods. Springer-Verlag, New York. p. 83 Any s...
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