arthropodan

ar·thro·pod  (ärthr-pd)

n.

Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Arthropoda, including the insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods, that are characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and a segmented body to which jointed appendages are articulated in pairs.

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[From New Latin Arthropoda, phylum name : arthro- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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arthro·pod adj.

ar·thropo·dan (är-thrp-dn), ar·thropo·dal (-dl) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

arthropodan - of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda arthropodal, arthropodous zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals