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What is the origin of the word arthropod?
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What is the origin of the word arthropod?

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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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