phylum arthropoda
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1. jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | phylum, |
| definition | : | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | arthropod, |
| definition | : | invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | superclass myriapoda, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | class pauropoda, pauropoda, |
| definition | : | an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | class symphyla, symphyla, |
| definition | : | small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | class tardigrada, tardigrada, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | chilopoda, class chilopoda, |
| definition | : | arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | class crustacea, crustacea, |
| definition | : | class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | class onychophora, onychophora, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | insect, |
| definition | : | small air-breathing arthropod (noun.animal) |
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