asaphid

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noun

Any trilobite of the order †Asaphida.

Origintaxonomic name Asaphida →
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Meanings

nounasaphid (plural asaphids)

plural asaphids

  1. biologyAny trilobite of the order †Asaphida.
adjectiveasaphid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the order †Asaphida of trilobites.
  2. not comparablebiologyOf the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern which converges and meets at the apex at or near the anterior margin, then forms a median suture.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAsaphida
  2. taxonomic nameAsaphida
  3. Englishasaphid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asaphida.

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APA

asaphid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asaphid

MLA

“asaphid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asaphid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asaphid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asaphid.

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