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arthropodae
节肢动物
arthropodae is the plural of arthropod.
an invertebrate with a segmented body, jointed limbs, and an exoskeleton made of chitin
- 1.
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
节肢动物门的一种无脊椎动物,特征为具几丁质外骨骼和多节附肢。
- 2.
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
具有关节肢体和分节身体的无脊椎动物,外骨骼由几丁质构成
节肢动物门的一种无脊椎动物,特征为具几丁质外骨骼和多节附肢。；具有关节肢体和分节身体的无脊椎动物,外骨骼由几丁质构成；节肢动物；[医] 节肢动物
In use
An arthropod, such as a crab or a butterfly, has jointed legs and a segmented body.
Many arthropods live in the soil and help break down dead leaves.
Scientists classify spiders as arthropods because they have jointed limbs.
arthropods (plural form)
指整个类群时通常用复数形式。
Arthropods are the largest group of animals on Earth.
节肢动物是地球上最大的动物类群。
an arthropod
用于泛指某个个体或类别中的一员。
An arthropod has an exoskeleton made of chitin.
节肢动物具有由几丁质构成的外骨骼。
arthropod + noun
名词作定语时用单数形式，如 arthropod species（节肢动物物种）。
Connections
Collocations
- arthropod species
- 节肢动物物种
- The region is home to thousands of arthropod species.该地区栖息着数千种节肢动物。
- marine arthropod
- 海洋节肢动物
- Crabs are a well-known group of marine arthropods.螃蟹是广为人知的一类海洋节肢动物。
- arthropod vector
- 节肢动物媒介
- Mosquitoes are important arthropod vectors of disease.蚊子是重要的疾病节肢动物媒介。
- terrestrial arthropod
- 陆生节肢动物
- Spiders are common terrestrial arthropods.蜘蛛是常见的陆生节肢动物。
- arthropod exoskeleton
- 节肢动物外骨骼
- The arthropod exoskeleton is made of chitin.节肢动物的外骨骼由几丁质构成。
- arthropod fossil
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住：arthro像“关节”，pod像“脚”，节肢动物就是关节连着脚。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：生物学教材、动物学文献、科普文章 该词为科学术语，通常用于生物学或动物学等专业语境，也常见于科普文章；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
arthropods
Pronunciation & Spelling
这组词都以 /ɑd/ 结尾（美式英语），与 arthropod 词尾的 /pɑd/ 韵脚相同。其中 pod 和 tripod 直接以 -pod 结尾，拼写也相同；nod、cod、plod、clod 以 -od 结尾，拼写上少了 p，但发音完全押韵。注意：不要被以 -ode 结尾的词误导，如 episode /ˈɛpɪsoʊd/、code /koʊd/，它们发 /oʊd/，与 /ɑd/ 不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.