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Merostomata
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Merˊo-stom′a-ta
,p
rop.
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μέροσ
thigh + [GREEK], -[GREEK], mouth.] (Zool.)
A class of
Arthropoda
, allied to the Crustacea
. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea
, and Limuloidea
. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs (Limulus
) of the last group. See Limulus
. Definition 2024
Merostomata
Merostomata
Translingual
Proper noun
Merostomata
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – the horseshoe crabs.