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Webster 1913 Edition

Xiphura

‖

Xi-phu′ra

,

Noun.

pl.

[NL., from Gr.

ξίφοσ

sword +

οὐρά

tail.]

(Zool.)

Same as

. Called also

Xiphosura

.

Definition 2025

Xiphura

Xiphura

Translingual

Proper noun

Xiphura

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Merostomata – Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs.