What does "eurypterid" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "eurypterid"?

Common synonyms include: animal, dinosaur, eurypterine, mammoth, sea scorpion, sea scorpion.

Pronounced //jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd//.

//jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd// noun

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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

Borrowed from translingual Eurypterida. By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id.

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