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Letter E - page 16



Eurypteroidea \Eu*ryp`te*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Eurypteroid.] (Paleont.) An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic rocks. [Written also Eurypterida.] [1913 Webster]See also: Eurypteroid Eurypterida more...
Eurypteroid \Eu*ryp"ter*oid\, a. [Eurypterus + -oid.] (Paleon.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Euryperus. [1913 Webster] more...
Eurypteroidea \Eu*ryp`te*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Eurypteroid.] (Paleont.) An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic rocks. [Written also Eurypterida.] [1913 Webster]See also: Eurypteroid Eurypterida more...
Eurypterus \Eu*ryp"te*rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ? a wing.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Merostomata, found in Silurian rocks. Some of the species are more than three feet long. [1913 Webster] more...