Main Entry: ar·thro·pod

Pronunciation: \ˈär-thrə-ˌpäd\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Arthropoda, from arthr- + Greek pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date: 1876

: any of a phylum (Arthropoda) of invertebrate animals (as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) that have a segmented body and jointed appendages, a usually chitinous exoskeleton molted at intervals, and a dorsal anterior brain connected to a ventral chain of ganglia

— arthropod adjective

— ar·throp·o·dan \är-ˈthrä-pə-dən\ adjective