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merostomata
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun merostomata has 1 sense
- merostomata(n = noun.animal) class merostomata - used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida; Array is a kind of arthropod
is a member of chelicerata, superclass chelicerata
CIDE DICTIONARY
merostomata, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. me`ros thigh + , -, mouth.].
A class of Arthropoda , allied to the Crustacea . It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea , and Limuloidea . All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs (Limulus ) of the last group. See Limulus. [1913 Webster]
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