Arthropoda \Ar*throp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint
+ -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have
jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida,
and Crustacea. -- {Ar*throp"o*dal}, a.
arthropodal
adj : of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda
[syn: {arthropodan}, {arthropodous}]