Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Merostomata"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merostomata \Mer`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thigh + ?,
-?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes
the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are
extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See
{Limulus}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Merostomata
n : used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura
and Eurypterida [syn: {Merostomata}, {class Merostomata}]
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