Etymology

eurypterid

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Today it means: A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land. Full definition →

translingual Eurypterida
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromEurypterida
  2. English todayeurypterid

Borrowed from translingual Eurypterida. By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id.

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