ptychopariid

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noun

Any trilobite of the order †Ptychopariida.

Origintaxonomic name Ptychopariida →
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Meanings

nounptychopariid (plural ptychopariids)

plural ptychopariids

  1. biologyAny trilobite of the order †Ptychopariida.
adjectiveptychopariid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the order †Ptychopariida of trilobites.
  2. not comparablebiologyOf the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they diverge slightly from the eyes and extend to the anterior border.

Origin

  1. taxonomic namePtychopariida
  2. taxonomic namePtychopariida
  3. Englishptychopariid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Ptychopariida.

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APA

ptychopariid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptychopariid

MLA

“ptychopariid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptychopariid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ptychopariid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptychopariid.

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