1870, Modern Latin, literally "those with jointed feet," coined 1845 by German zoologist Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804-1885) from Greek arthron "a joint" (see arthro-) + pod [..]

cf. Arthropod - invertebrate animals that have a jointed exoskeleton.

(n) jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes

Phylum of invertebrate animals that possess an exoskeleton and a segmented body with jointed appendages (legs). Arthropods include crustaceans, spiders and insects. Arthropodes

Members of the phylum Arthropoda, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed Legs. It includes the class Insects and the subclass Arachnida, many species of which are [..]

One of the largest animal phyla. Arthropods typically have jointed armor-like external protection (exoskeletons) and segmented appendages. Arthropods include insects and crustaceans.

A phylum of animals with segmented body, exoskeleton, and jointed legs. Arthropods.

a phylum of the animal kingdom that includes bilaterally symmetrical animals with hard, segmented bodies bearing jointed appendages

     a major division within the Animal Kingdom having external skeletons.

mul|Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum