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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animals
  3. laboratory animals
  4. fish
  5. arthropods
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. animals
  4. laboratory animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animals
  3. vertebrates
  4. fish
  5. arthropods
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. animals
  4. vertebrates
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxicology
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. aquatic animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxicology
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. aquatic animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxicology
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. aquatic animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxicology
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. aquatic animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. toxicology
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. aquatic animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. aquatic animals
  5. fish
  6. arthropods
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animals
  3. invertebrates
  4. arthropods
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. animals
  4. invertebrates
  5. arthropods

Preferred term

arthropods

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Members of the phylum Arthropoda, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed legs. It includes the class insects and the subclass Arachnida, many species of which are important medically as parasites or as vectors of organisms capable of causing disease in man.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Scope note

  • Includes common types of arthropods; For taxonomic classification SEE Arthropoda.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/79

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