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xiphosauran

xiphosauran noun: any of many marine chelicerates of the order Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs.

Noun

xiphosauran (plural xiphosaurans)

  1. Any of many marine chelicerates of the order Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs.

Forms of xiphosauran

pluralxiphosaurans

Origin of xiphosauran

Xiphosura + -an

Questions about xiphosauran

What does xiphosauran mean?
Xiphosauran means any of many marine chelicerates of the order Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs.
What part of speech is xiphosauran?
Xiphosauran is a noun.
What is the plural of xiphosauran?
The plural of xiphosauran is xiphosaurans.

Words near xiphosauran in the dictionary

  1. xiphopagus
  2. xiphophorine
  3. xiphophyllous
  4. xiphopubic
  5. xiphos
  6. xiphosauran
  7. xiphosaurans
  8. xiphoses
  9. xiphosternal
  10. xiphosternum
  11. xiphosuran

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