ArthropodaWordNet Explorer
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jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes
an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs
small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede