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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•thro•pod /ˈɑrθrəˌpɑd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Invertebratesan animal without a backbone, having a body in segments, jointed limbs, and a shell covering, and including insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
See -pod-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•thro•pod (är′thrə pod′),USA pronunciation n. - any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
adj. Also, ar•throp•o•dal (är throp′ə dl),USA pronunciation ar•throp•o•dan (är throp′ə dn),USA pronunciation ar•throp•o•dous (är throp′ə dəs).USA pronunciation belonging or pertaining to the Arthropoda.- Neo-Latin Arthropoda; see arthro-, -pod
- 1875–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: arthropod /ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd/ n - any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes
Etymology: 19th Century from NL, from Gk arthron joint + podus footed, from pous foot |