arthropod

n. 节肢动物 [医] 节肢动物

发音

US /ˈɑːθɹəpɒd/

词形变化

arthropodae arthropods 复数 arthropods arthropodae 复数

别名

anthropod arthopod

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.

    节肢动物

    节足动物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

invertebrate

下位词 10

insect centipede crustacean arachnid arachnoid eurypterid garden centipede horseshoe crab instar king crab

部分词 8

shell shield thorax apodeme arthromere carapace cuticle sclerite

词源

From New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to arthro- + -pod.

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