Phylum Arthropoda (Noun)
Meaning
Jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom, with over a million described species.
- Arachnids, crustaceans, insects, millipedes, and centipedes all belong to the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by their jointed appendages.
- The phylum Arthropoda is incredibly diverse, with species ranging from the tiny fairyfly to the massive Japanese spider crab.
- Insects, which are part of the phylum Arthropoda, have been on Earth for over 300 million years, long before humans.
- The phylum Arthropoda is thought to have originated over 540 million years ago, during the Cambrian period, when the first jointed-foot invertebrates evolved.