eurypterid

[ yoo-rip-tuh-rid, yuh- ]
/ yʊˈrɪp tə rɪd, yə- /

noun

any aquatic arthropod of the extinct order Eurypterida, from the Paleozoic Era, closely related to trilobites and scorpions.

Origin of eurypterid

From the New Latin word Eurypteridae, dating back to 1870–75. See eury-, -pterous, -id2

Words nearby eurypterid

euryhaline, eurymachus, euryon, euryopia, euryphagous, eurypterid, eurystheus, eurythermal, eurythmics, eurythmy, eurytopic

Example sentences from the Web for eurypterid

  • The continuation of the dwindling process, already initiated in the Eurypterid, would easily result in the tentacles of Ammocœtes.

    The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for eurypterid

eurypterid
/ (jʊˈrɪptərɪd) /

noun

any large extinct scorpion-like aquatic arthropod of the group Eurypterida, of Palaeozoic times, thought to be related to the horseshoe crabs

Word Origin for eurypterid

C19: from New Latin Eurypterida, from eury- + Greek pteron wing, feather