Arthropoda

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arthropoda \Ar*throp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint
     + -poda.] (Zool.)
     A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have
     jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida,
     and Crustacea. -- {Ar*throp"o*dal}, a.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Arthropoda
       n : jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects;
           millipedes; centipedes [syn: {phylum Arthropoda}]