arthropodes

Definitions of arthropodes
  1. noun
    a genus of arthropods
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    types:
    anophèle
    malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
    puceron
    type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
    type of:
    genre
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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