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ARTHROPODAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda
Synonyms:
arthropodal; arthropodan; arthropodous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Pertainym:
phylum Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)
Derivation:
arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)
