ARTHROPODAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arthropodal mean? 

• ARTHROPODAL (adjective)
  The adjective ARTHROPODAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda

  Familiarity information: ARTHROPODAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTHROPODAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

arthropodal; arthropodan; arthropodous

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Pertainym:

phylum Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)

Derivation:

arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)

Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)