arthropod

nouns

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

arthropod

is derived from

is a member of

jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes

is a type of (narrower)

any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification