"eurypterid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd/ Forms: eurypterids [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Eurypterida. By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Eurypterida}} translingual Eurypterida, {{surface analysis|en|eury-|-pter|-id}} By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id Head templates: {{en-noun}} eurypterid (plural eurypterids)
  1. A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land. Synonyms: sea scorpion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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