artropoda

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /artroˈpoda/
• Rhymes: -da, -a
• Hyphenation: ar‧tro‧po‧da

Noun

artropoda (plural artropoda-artropoda, first-person possessive artropodaku, second-person possessive artropodamu, third-person possessive artropodanya)

1. (zoology) arthropod: An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.

Alternative forms

• artropod (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “artropoda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.