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What is the logic of the word arthropod?

Updated: 11/7/2022
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Julie1368

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arthropod < Greek αρθρόποδο < αρθρω-(τό) + πόδ-ι

άρθρω-σις [arthrosis] = joint (see arthritis, osteoarthritis)

πόδ-ι [podi] = leg (see podium)

So arthropod = "with legs having (many) joints"

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