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anomalocaridids

anomalocaridids is the plural of anomalocaridid.

Meaning of anomalocaridid

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

Questions about anomalocaridids

What is anomalocaridids the plural of?
Anomalocaridids is the plural of anomalocaridid.

Words near anomalocaridids in the dictionary

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

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