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Definition of Merostomata
1. Noun. Used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Chelicerata, Superclass Chelicerata
Member holonyms: Order Xiphosura, Xiphosura, Eurypterida, Order Eurypterida
Definition of Merostomata
1. n. pl. A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.
Medical Definition of Merostomata
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Merostomata
Literary usage of Merostomata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1872)
"ORDER merostomata. Crustaceans, often of large size, in ivhich the mouth is ...
The order merostomata comprises the two sub-orders of the Xiphosura and ..."
2. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookedited by Charles Morris edited by Charles Morris (1921)
"Besides the orders comprised under these classes there are, however, several
groups, such as the merostomata and the Trilobites, which lie between the ..."
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