arthropoda

Noun
  1. Jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids;
    Crustaceans;
    Insects;
    Millipedes;
    Centipedes (synset 101769840)
    is a type of: phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
    member holonym:
    • arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
    • chelicerata, superclass chelicerata - spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
    • superclass myriapoda - 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
    • class pauropoda, pauropoda - an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs
    • class symphyla, symphyla - small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede
    • class tardigrada, tardigrada - in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx
    • chilopoda, class chilopoda - arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
    • class diplopoda, class myriapoda, diplopoda, myriapoda - arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
    • pentastomida, subphylum pentastomida - tongue worms
    • class crustacea, crustacea - class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
    • class onychophora, onychophora - enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids
    • class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
    • insect - small air-breathing arthropod
    belongs to: animal kingdom, animalia, kingdom animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
    same as: phylum arthropoda

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