arthropod
/ˈɑːθɹəpɒd/
arthropod noun: an invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
Noun
arthropod (plural arthropods or arthropodae)
- An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
- In at least one other arthropod, the Stalk-eyed fly, it is the sheer length of the stalks themselves, which can be longer than the animal's body, which make the male attractive to females.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 107
- The arthropods of the forest biome can be divided into two ecological groups: the cryptozoic inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter, and the terrestrial and arboreal forms that live in more exposed localities.2012, John L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Evolution and Adaptation of Terrestrial Arthropods, page 85
arthropod meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
arthropod in Hindi
- animal of Arthropoda
- संधिपाद sandhipād
arthropod in Tamil
- animal of Arthropoda
- கணுக்காலி kaṇukkāli
arthropod in Bengali
- মাকড়সা
arthropod in Telugu
- animal of Arthropoda
- సంధిపాదము sandhipādamu
More languagesFewer languages
- arthropod in Kannada
- ಸಂಧಿಪದಿ sandhipadi
- arthropod in Punjabi
- ਸੰਧਿਪਾਦ sandhipād
- arthropod in Gujarati
- સંધિપાદ sandhipād
- arthropod in Tagalog
- ugnaypaa
- arthropod in Malay
- artropod
- arthropod in Indonesian
- hewan berbuku-buku, artropoda
- arthropod in Persian
- بندپایان bandpâyân
Examples of arthropod in a sentence
- Both iiwis and apapanes also consume arthropods by gleaning and occasionally flycatching (pers. observ.).
- Inevitably, before long some arthropods began to drag themselves ashore to take advantage of these untapped resources.
- Ecdysteroids in crustaceans differ substantially from those of their fellow arthropods, the insects.
Forms of arthropod
| plural | arthropods |
|---|---|
| plural | arthropodae |
Origin of arthropod
From New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to arthro- + -pod.
Words formed from arthropod
Questions about arthropod
- What does arthropod mean?
- Arthropod means an invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
- What is arthropod in Hindi?
- Arthropod in Hindi is संधिपाद (sandhipād). See Arthropod meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is arthropod?
- Arthropod is a noun.
- How do you pronounce arthropod?
- Arthropod is pronounced /ˈɑːθɹəpɒd/.
- What is the plural of arthropod?
- The plural of arthropod is arthropods.
Words near arthropod in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: arthropod (page history and authors); arthropod (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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