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- noun Plural form of
arthropod .
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Examples
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The crustaceans are members of the large animal group known as arthropods, and are relatives of the insects.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The crustaceans are members of the large animal group known as arthropods, and are relatives of the insects.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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We have seen that the arthropods were the first of all animals to conquer the realm of the air, the earliest insects appearing in the Ordovician.
The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900
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Any way you look at it -- by sheer weight, species diversity or population -- the hard-shelled, joint-legged creepy crawlies called arthropods dominate planet Earth.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Any way you look at it -- by sheer weight, species diversity or population -- the hard-shelled, joint-legged creepy crawlies called arthropods dominate planet Earth.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Bruce Runnegar: We know that flies that belong to a group of organisms known as arthropods have segments.
ScreenTalk 2009
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Bruce Runnegar: We know that flies that belong to a group of organisms known as arthropods have segments.
ScreenTalk 2009
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Bruce Runnegar: We know that flies that belong to a group of organisms known as arthropods have segments.
ScreenTalk 2009
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Bruce Runnegar: We know that flies that belong to a group of organisms known as arthropods have segments.
ScreenTalk 2009
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From fossil tracks found in Ontario, Canada, researchers know that a group of insect-like creatures called arthropods were crawling on sand dunes around this time.
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