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Webster 1913 Edition
Eurypterus
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Eu-ryp′te-rus
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] broad + [GREEK] a wing.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of extinct Merostomata, found in Silurian rocks. Some of the species are more than three feet long.
Definition 2024
Eurypterus
Eurypterus
Translingual
Proper noun
Eurypterus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Eurypteridae – extinct sea scorpions from the Ordovician and Silurian period.