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CLASS MEROSTOMATA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
Synonyms:
class Merostomata; Merostomata
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("class Merostomata" is a kind of...):
arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
Meronyms (members of "class Merostomata"):
order Xiphosura; Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs and extinct forms)
Eurypterida; order Eurypterida (extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic)
Holonyms ("class Merostomata" is a member of...):
Chelicerata; superclass Chelicerata (spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs)