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 Definitions of arthropod  [ˈɑr θrəˌpɒd]  

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Definition of 'arthropod' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) arthropod
any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and a mineralized chitinous shell covering and including insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.

Etymology:  (1875–80; see arthro -, -pod)

Definition of 'arthropod' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) arthropod
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
Definition of 'arthropod' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) arthropod
one of the Arthropoda

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