Definition of Arthropod. Meaning of Arthropod. Synonyms of Arthropod

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Definition of Arthropod

Arthropod
Arthropod Ar"thro*pod, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Arthropoda.

Meaning of Arthropod from wikipedia

- An arthropod (/ˈɑːrθrəpɒd/, from Ancient Gr**** ἄρθρον (arthron) 'joint', and πούς (pous) 'foot' (gen. ποδός)) is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton...
- of fossil arthropods described in 2018 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every...
- The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments (called podomeres)...
- Arthropods are covered with a tough, resilient integument or exoskeleton of chitin. Generally the exoskeleton will have thickened areas in which the chitin...
- The mouthparts of arthropods have evolved into a number of forms, each adapted to a different style or mode of feeding. Most mouthparts represent modified...
- presumably the ancestral form of compound eye. They are found in all arthropod groups, although they may have evolved more than once within this phylum...
- predators, support and in providing an attachment framework for musculature. Arthropod exoskeletons contain chitin; the addition of calcium carbonate makes them...
- refer to any viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. The word arbovirus is an acronym (arthropod-borne virus). The word tibovirus (tick-borne...
- The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the posterior tagma of the body; it follows the thorax or cephalothorax...
- wings and abdomen. It is also called mesosoma or cephalothorax in other arthropods. It is formed by the prothorax, mesothorax and metathorax and comprises...
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