MEROSTOMATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Merostomata mean? 

• MEROSTOMATA (noun)
  The noun MEROSTOMATA has 1 sense:

1. used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida

  Familiarity information: MEROSTOMATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEROSTOMATA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

class Merostomata; Merostomata

Hypernyms ("Merostomata" is a kind of...):

arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)

Meronyms (members of "Merostomata"):

order Xiphosura; Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs and extinct forms)

Eurypterida; order Eurypterida (extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic)

Holonyms ("Merostomata" is a member of...):

Chelicerata; superclass Chelicerata (spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs)