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  • noun Plural form of anthropod.

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Examples

  • Since cold water can also holds more CO2 than tropical seas the consequences are becoming more evident in the polar regions where migratory Gray Whales spend their summers furrowing the muddy bottom of the arctic sea feeding on tiny shelled marine anthropods while walruses feast on nearby clam beds.

    David Helvarg: Bad Acid Trip 2009

  • Bottom Line: Aldiss 'dystopian chops - his 1969 story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" - inspired Steven Spielberg's A.I. - falter in this unsubtle vision of a paranoid West that persecutes Muslim minorities and anthropods alike.

    EW Reviews SF/F 2007

  • Bottom Line: Aldiss 'dystopian chops - his 1969 story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" - inspired Steven Spielberg's A.I. - falter in this unsubtle vision of a paranoid West that persecutes Muslim minorities and anthropods alike.

    May 2007 2007

  • There are a couple of power-up items to collect, ranging from those that reward you with a boost ability, missiles, and even a shockwave weapon that eliminates just about all anthropods in close proximity.

    Gamasutra Feature Articles 2010

  • It was not until researchers discovered more complete specimens in the 1990s that they realised fossils previously classified as jellyfish, sea cucumbers and other anthropods were actually pieces of an entirely new beast.

    National Nine News 2009

  • And don't eat just any species -- stick to the tested and true favorites such as ants, grasshoppers, silkworms, and (yikes!) anthropods such as scorpions and tarantulas.

    AltWeeklies.com Site Feed 2008

  • Moreover, as China advances into its future, it must also now become prepared to deal with the increasing threat that tick-borne rickettsial pathogens [parasitic bacteria that live in anthropods (as ticks and mites) and can cause disease if transmitted to human beings] have been already brought to the United States and Europe. "

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2008

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