Eurypterid
/jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
- 2 large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
Borrowed from translingual Eurypterida. By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id.