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Arthropod Pronunciation
Arthropod is pronounced AHR-thruh-pahd, IPA /ˈɑrθrəˌpɑd/.
AHR-thruh-pahd
US /ˈɑrθrəˌpɑd/ · UK /ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd/
Syllables: AHR · thruh · pahd (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An animal with a hard external skeleton and jointed legs, such as an insect, spider, or crab.
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Arthropod in a Sentence
- Every arthropod in the display came from one hedgerow.
- The lobster is the largest arthropod in these waters.
- Arthropod numbers have halved since the survey began.
Common Mispronunciations of Arthropod
Not AHR-throh-pod
The middle beat shrinks to a bare thruh, which is what keeps the word moving. Spelling an o there suggests a roundness the vowel has lost.
Not ahr-THRO-puhd
Punch belongs to the opening AHR, which is why the pod at the end lands flat. The longer arthropodan does hand the weight over to its middle.
Tip: The thr cluster at the start of the second beat is the one in three and throw, with the tongue tip at the teeth before the r.
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