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Arthropoda

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[ahr-throp-uh-duh] / ɑrˈθrɒp ə də /

noun

  1. the phylum comprising the arthropods.


Etymology

Origin of Arthropoda

1865–70; < New Latin; see arthro-, -poda ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Insects share many characteristics with crustaceans, which are coveted and esteemed; both are members of the phylum Arthropoda.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018

See the journal Arthropoda Selecta for more details.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2016

Fungi have evolved mutualisms with numerous insects in Phylum Arthropoda: jointed, legged invertebrates.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Arthropoda dominate the animal kingdom with an estimated 85 percent of known species, with many still undiscovered or undescribed.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

There is no reason to suppose that any of the forms of limb observed in Arthropoda may not have been independently developed in two or more separate diverging lines of descent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various