Associations to the word «Eurypterid»

Wiktionary

EURYPTERID, noun. A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.

Dictionary definition

EURYPTERID, noun. Large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs.

Wise words

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