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ARTROPODO [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Zoology
DEF

... invertebrate ... distinguished primarily by a segmented organization of the body and the possession of a hardened external covering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Zoologie
DEF

[...] animal pourvu d'un squelette externe, segmenté et articulé, fait de chitine souvent imprégnée de sels de chaux.

OBS

Tous les arthropodes étaient primitivement aquatiques et pourvus de branchies; quelques-uns sont devenus secondairement terrestres et respirent alors par des trachées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Zoología
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