EURYPTERID


Meaning of EURYPTERID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yu̇-ˈrip-tə-rəd ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek eury- + pteron wing — more at feather

Date: 1871

: any of an order (Eurypterida) of usually large aquatic Paleozoic arthropods resembling scorpions and related to the horseshoe crabs — called also sea scorpion

• eurypterid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.