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mixopterid

mixopterid noun: any extinct sea scorpion in the family Mixopteridae.

Noun

mixopterid (plural mixopterids)

  1. Any extinct sea scorpion in the family Mixopteridae.
    • Sampling of the Carcinosomatoidea is increased, with ten species included for the carcinosomatid, megalograptid, and mixopterid clades in addition to the three sampled previously.2015 September 1, James C. Lamsdell et al., “The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from the Winneshiek Lagerstätte of Iowa”, in BMC Evolutionary...

Forms of mixopterid

pluralmixopterids

Questions about mixopterid

What does mixopterid mean?
Mixopterid means any extinct sea scorpion in the family Mixopteridae.
What part of speech is mixopterid?
Mixopterid is a noun.
What is the plural of mixopterid?
The plural of mixopterid is mixopterids.

Words near mixopterid in the dictionary

  1. mixoplankton
  2. mixoplanktons
  3. mixoploid
  4. mixoploids
  5. mixoploidy
  6. mixopterid
  7. mixopterids
  8. mixosaurid
  9. mixosaurids
  10. mixoscopia
  11. mixoscopias

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