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Noun: arthropod  'aa(r)th-ru,pód
  1. Invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

Derived forms: arthropods

Type of: invertebrate

Part of: Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda

Encyclopedia: Arthropod