Gliederfüßler

Definitions of Gliederfüßler
  1. noun
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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    Spinnentier
    air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
    Krebs, Krebstier, Krustentier
    any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
    Insekt, Kerbtier
    small air-breathing arthropod
    Weberknecht
    spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
    Skorpion
    arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
    Afterskorpion
    nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger
    Spinne, Webspinne
    predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
    Käfer
    insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
    Floh
    any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
    Zweiflügler, beißendes Fluginsekt
    insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
    Hautflügler
    insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
    Termite
    whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
    Wanze
    insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
    Puppe
    an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
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    Wirbelloses Gewebetier
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
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