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EURYPTERIDA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eurypterida mean?
• EURYPTERIDA (noun)
The noun EURYPTERIDA has 1 sense:
1. extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
Familiarity information: EURYPTERIDA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eurypterida; order Eurypterida
Hypernyms ("Eurypterida" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Eurypterida"):
eurypterid (large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs)
Holonyms ("Eurypterida" is a member of...):
class Merostomata; Merostomata (used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida)
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