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arthropod

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An invertebrate animal with a hard outer shell and jointed legs, such as an insect or spider.

Detailed Definition
Arthropods are a large animal group that includes insects, spiders, crabs, and similar creatures with segmented bodies and jointed limbs. In the poem, the ants are jokingly described in scientific language as part of an “arthropod corps,” which gives the scene a mock-formal tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
The beetle is an arthropod, joint-legged and armoured in chitin; Arthropods include insects, spiders, crustaceans, and centipedes; “I've waged a losing war” against the arthropod corps in the kitchen; A microscope reveals an arthropod world of feelers, claws, and faceted eyes
Additional Notes
The word “arthropod” in the quoted line is a specialized biology term that many readers would need to look up.; Found in the poem, The Ants Go Marching One By One by Richard
Other Meanings of “arthropod”
Also Known As
insect hexapod bug
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