Associations to the word «Xiphosura»

Wiktionary

XIPHOSURA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the class Merostomata   — distinguished from all other chelicerates by having compound eyes. The only living xiphosurans are the horseshoe crabs.

Dictionary definition

XIPHOSURA, noun. Horseshoe crabs and extinct forms.

Wise words

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