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XIPHOSURA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Xiphosura mean?
• XIPHOSURA (noun)
The noun XIPHOSURA has 1 sense:
1. horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
Familiarity information: XIPHOSURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
order Xiphosura; Xiphosura
Hypernyms ("Xiphosura" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Xiphosura"):
family Limulidae; Limulidae (horseshoe crabs)
Holonyms ("Xiphosura" is a member of...):
class Merostomata; Merostomata (used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida)
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