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anomalocaridid

anomalocaridid noun: any of a group of large marine animals of the family †Anomalocarididae, known only from fossils.

anomalocaridid: any of a group of large marine animals of the family †Anomalocarididae, known only from fossils
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Noun

anomalocaridid (plural anomalocaridids)

  1. Any of a group of large marine animals of the family †Anomalocarididae, known only from fossils.
    • In 2009, the amazing description of a single specimen of Schinderhannes bartelsi appeared to extend the history of arthropod-like anomalocaridids by a whopping 100 million years, although the true affinity of Schinderhannes is still contested so it may be an Elvis or Lazarus taxon.2017 May 3, Mark Carnall, The Guardian
    • The second youngest anomalocaridid yet discovered is a bizarre giant from the deeper Ordovician waters of Fezouata in Morocco, called Aegirocassis.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 230

Forms of anomalocaridid

pluralanomalocaridids

Questions about anomalocaridid

What does anomalocaridid mean?
Anomalocaridid means any of a group of large marine animals of the family †Anomalocarididae, known only from fossils.
What part of speech is anomalocaridid?
Anomalocaridid is a noun.
What is the plural of anomalocaridid?
The plural of anomalocaridid is anomalocaridids.

Words near anomalocaridid in the dictionary

  1. anomalistically
  2. anomalists
  3. anomalite
  4. anomality
  5. anomalocarid
  6. anomalocaridid
  7. anomalocaridids
  8. anomalocarids
  9. anomalocystitid
  10. anomalodesmatan
  11. anomalodesmatans

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