Thesaurus:arthropod

Thesaurus

arthropod

English

Noun

Sense: invertebrate that has a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages

Synonyms

• arthropod

Hyponyms

• arachnid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• crustacean    [⇒ thesaurus]
• horseshoe crab
• insect    [⇒ thesaurus]
• springtail
• centipede
• millipede

Hypernyms

• invertebrate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• animal    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• exoskeleton

Further reading

• “arthropod” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.