arthropod family

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arthropod family - any of the arthropods     animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals family Phalangiidae, Phalangiidae - a family of Phalangida Argiopidae, family Argiopidae, orb-weaver - spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution family Theridiidae, Theridiidae - a family of comb-footed spiders family Theraphosidae, Theraphosidae - large tropical spiders; tarantulas family Lycosidae, Lycosidae - wolf spiders Ctenizidae, family Ctenizidae - large burrowing spiders family Ixodidae, Ixodidae - hard ticks Argasidae, family Argasidae - soft ticks Acaridae, family Acaridae - mites family Trombidiidae, Trombidiidae - mites family Trombiculidae, Trombiculidae - mites family Sarcoptidae, Sarcoptidae - small whitish mites family Tetranychidae, Tetranychidae - plant-feeding mites family Scutigeridae, Scutigeridae - a family of Chilopoda family Geophilidae, Geophilidae - small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth family Limulidae, Limulidae - horseshoe crabs Cancridae, family Cancridae - many of the best known edible crabs family Portunidae, Portunidae - swimming crabs family Pinnotheridae, Pinnotheridae - tiny soft-bodied crabs family Lithodidae, Lithodidae - deep-sea crabs of cold waters family Majidae, Majidae - spider crabs family Homaridae, Homaridae - large-clawed lobsters family Nephropsidae, Nephropsidae - in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae family Palinuridae, Palinuridae - spiny lobsters Astacidae, Astacura, family Astacidae - crayfish family Paguridae, Paguridae - hermit crabs Crangonidae, family Crangonidae - shrimps family Palaemonidae, Palaemonidae - prawns family Peneidae, Peneidae - tropical prawns family Mysidae, Mysidae - small shrimp-like crustaceans family Squillidae, Squillidae - crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore Armadillidiidae, family Armadillidiidae - pill bugs family Oniscidae, Oniscidae - a family of Isopoda family Porcellionidae, Porcellionidae - sow bugs family Orchestiidae, Orchestiidae - beach fleas family Triopidae, Triopidae - a family of Notostraca Balanidae, family Balanidae - stalkless barnacles family Lepadidae, Lepadidae - goose barnacles family Peripatidae, Peripatidae - a family of Onychophora family Peripatopsidae, Peripatopsidae - a family of Onychophora Cicindelidae, family Cicindelidae - tiger beetles Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugs Carabidae, family Carabidae - ground beetles family Lampyridae, Lampyridae - fireflies Cerambycidae, family Cerambycidae - long-horned beetles Chrysomelidae, family Chrysomelidae - leaf beetles Dermestidae, family Dermestidae - carpet beetles Cleridae, family Cleridae - beetles that prey on other insects Lamellicornia, superfamily Lamellicornia - scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae - scarab or dung beetles Melolonthidae, subfamily Melolonthidae - considered a separate family in some classification systems