arthropod
nounEtymology
From New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to arthro- + -pod.
- derived from ἄρθρον
Definitions
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton…
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
- In at least one other arthropod, the Stalk-eyed fly, it is the sheer length of the stalks themselves, which can be longer than the animal's body, which make the male attractive to females.
- The arthropods of the forest biome can be divided into two ecological groups: the cryptozoic inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter, and the terrestrial and arboreal forms that live in more exposed localities.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at arthropod. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at arthropod. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at arthropod
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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