What is the origin of the word arthropod?

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Mehdi Tahmasebi · Answer 1 · 2022-11-16T03:37:39+0000

Etymology. The word arthropod comes from the Greek ἄρθρον árthron, "joint", and πούς pous (gen. podos (ποδός)), i.e. "foot" or "leg", which together mean "jointed leg".

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