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Preferred Term:

arthropods

Definition:

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.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Core
NALT Full

Broader Concept:

invertebrates

Narrower Concepts:

hematophagous arthropods
soil arthropods
predatory arthropods
beneficial arthropods
mites
aquatic arthropods
spiders

URI:

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

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Closely Matching Concepts:

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008134

Exactly Matching Concepts:

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_635
http://id.cabi.org/cabt/14128
http://id.agrisemantics.org/gacs/C57