Dictionary entry

Arthropoda

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Ar‐throp″o‐da (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ἄρθρον joint + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida, and Crustacea. — Ar‐throp″o‐dal (�), a.