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An invertebrate with a segmented body, jointed limbs, and an external skeleton, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.
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- arthropod anatomy
- terrestrial arthropod
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The fossil preserved the jointed limbs of an unfamiliar arthropod.
An arthropod moved beneath the glass with dry, precise steps.
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Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular arthropod; plural arthropods. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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