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ar·thro·pod
arthropod
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- pronunciation:
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thr
pad
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noun |
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a large group of animals with hard shells on the outsides of their bodies, legs with joints, and no bones inside their bodies. Insects, spiders, centipedes, and crabs are arthropods.
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related words: |
bug |
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behaviors of some arthropods |
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fly, pollinate, swim |
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broader categories that include arthropods |
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animal, invertebrate |
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growth stages of some arthropods |
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cocoon, egg, larva, nymph, pupa |
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parts of some arthropods |
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abdomen, antenna, claw, fang, gill, thorax, wing |
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produced by some arthropods |
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beeswax, silk, venom, wax, web |
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see/see also arthropod |
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crustaceans, insects |
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some examples of arthropods |
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beetle, bug, centipede, crayfish, dragonfly, fly, gnat, mayfly, mite, mosquito, moth, shrimp, spider, tick |
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some places for arthropods |
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land, water |
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things made from arthropods |
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dye, food, medicine, shellac |
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things some arthropods eat |
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bacteria, insects, leaves, plankton, plants, worms |
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