n.
Pronunciation: ' är-thr ə - ˌ päd
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Arthropoda, from arthr- + Greek pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1876
: any of a phylum (Arthropoda) of invertebrate animals (as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) that have a segmented body and jointed appendages, a usually chitinous exoskeleton molted at intervals, and a dorsal anterior brain connected to a ventral chain of ganglia
– arthropod adjective
– ar · throp · o · dan \ är- ' thrä-p ə -d ə n \ adjective