eurypterid

noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

eudyptid(English)euryapsid(English)eriptychiid(English)pterygotid(English)eothyridid(English)eureptile(English)eureptilian(English)eryopid(English)

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