Appendiculata

plural noun

Ap·​pen·​dic·​u·​la·​ta

-ātə

in some classifications

: a group that together with the Chaetopoda and Rotifera is nearly equivalent to the Arthropoda

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin appendicula + New Latin -ata

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