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eurypteroid

eurypteroid adjective: like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus of extinct sea scorpions.

Adjective

eurypteroid (not comparable)

  1. Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus of extinct sea scorpions.

Noun

eurypteroid (plural eurypteroids)

  1. Any sea scorpion of the genus Eurypterus.

Forms of eurypteroid

pluraleurypteroids

Origin of eurypteroid

Eurypterus + -oid

Questions about eurypteroid

What does eurypteroid mean?
Eurypteroid means like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus of extinct sea scorpions.
What part of speech is eurypteroid?
Eurypteroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near eurypteroid in the dictionary

  1. euryplasticity
  2. eurypterid
  3. eurypterids
  4. eurypterine
  5. eurypterines
  6. eurypteroid
  7. eurypteroids
  8. eurypterygian
  9. eurypterygians
  10. eurypygid
  11. eurypygids

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