arthropod; invertebrate with jointed limbs and exoskeleton
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arthropod (phylum of invertebrates with segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and exoskeletons)
technicalA major phylum of invertebrate animals characterized by segmented bodies, paired jointed appendages, and a hard exoskeleton. Includes insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
Jié节
zhī肢
dòng动
wù物
shì是
dòng动
wù物
jiè界
zhōng中
zhǒng种
lèi类
zuì最
duō多
de的
yī一
mén门
。
Arthropods are the phylum with the largest number of species in the animal kingdom.
Kūn昆
chóng虫
、
zhī蜘
zhū蛛
hé和
wú蜈
gōng蚣
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
jié节
zhī肢
dòng动
wù物
。
Insects, spiders, and centipedes all belong to the arthropods.
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Jié节
zhī肢
dòng动
wù物
de的
shēn身
tǐ体
wài外
miàn面
yǒu有
yī一
céng层
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
jī几
dīng丁
zhì质
wài外
gǔ骨
gé骼
。
Arthropods have a hard chitinous exoskeleton covering their bodies.