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eu·ryp·terid (yo̵̅o̅ rip′tər id′)

noun

any of an extinct order (Eurypterida) of large, aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic Era, similar to the horseshoe crab and sometimes reaching a length of c. 1.8 m (c. 6 ft)

Etymology: < ModL Eurypterida < Gr eurys, broad + pteron, feather, wing: so named from a pair of broad swimming appendages

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