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arthropod: invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

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daddy longlegs collapse

scorpion collapse: arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting

tarantula collapse: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites

caterpillar collapse: a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth; a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

spider collapse: predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey; a skillet made of cast iron; a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

centipede collapse: chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs

nymph collapse: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly); (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"; a voluptuously beautiful young woman

beetle collapse: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings; jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"; beat with a beetle; fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"

larva collapse: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

maggot collapse: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

insect collapse: small air-breathing arthropod

mite collapse: any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

tick collapse: any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals; a light mattress; a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"; sew; "tick a mattress"; make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

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