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Definition of Eurypterid
1. Noun. Large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs.
Definition of Eurypterid
1. Noun. A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the order ''Eurypterida'', thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eurypterid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eurypterid
Literary usage of Eurypterid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"... is based upon an admirably executed piece of research. Amphioxus Ancestry.—The
theory of Amphioxus ancestry FIG. 132.—eurypterid ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1888)
"In red and green shales a leg of eurypterid was found by the Survey collector.
... Several narrow body segments of an eurypterid in collection of E. Dunlop ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1888)
"In red and green shales a leg of eurypterid was found by the Survey collector.
... Several narrow body segments of an eurypterid in collection of R. Dunlop ..."
4. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1900)
"... anterior part of the head shield, with the consequent formation of the dorsal
nasal orifice, the larval eurypterid would transform into the adult form, ..."
5. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1913)
"... characterized by the eurypterid remains. Above this horizon the green shales
and dolomites continued for a while and then gave way to red sedimentation. ..."
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