Eurypterida

Eurypterida
noun
extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
• Syn: ↑order Eurypterida
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Merostomata, ↑class Merostomata
• Member Meronyms: ↑eurypterid

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\\ˌyu̇rə̇(p)ˈterədə, -u̇rə̇(-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Eurypterus, included genus (from eury- + -pterus) + -ida
: an order of aquatic Paleozoic arthropods commonly forming with the related king crabs the class Merostomata, having a cephalothorax with six pairs of limbs of which the last pair were usually shaped like paddles and a tapering abdomen of 13 segments, and including the largest known arthropods, some exceeding 6 feet in length

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Eurypterida /-terˈi-də/ plural noun
A Palaeozoic fossil order of Arachnida, scorpion-like aquatic animals, sometimes over six feet long, with the last (sixth) pair of appendages expanded
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Main Entry: ↑Eurypterus

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