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Arthropod

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɑːθɹəpɒd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

20 more languages
العربيةالمفصليّ
Българскичленестоного
Češtinačlenovec
Danskleddyr
Ελληνικάαρθρόποδο
हिन्दीसंधिपाद
Bahasa Indonesiaartropoda
Italianoartropode
日本語節足動物
한국어절지동물
Bahasa Melayuartropod
Nederlandsgeleedpotige
Polskistawonóg
Portuguêsartrópode
Românăartropod
Svenskaleddjur
Tagalogugnaypaa

Examples

“In at least one other arthropod, the Stalk-eyed fly, it is the sheer length of the stalks themselves, which can be longer than the animal's body, which make the male attractive to females.”
The arthropods of the forest biome can be divided into two ecological groups: the cryptozoic inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter, and the terrestrial and arboreal forms that live in more exposed localities.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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