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XIPHOSURA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Horseshoe crabs and extinct forms

Synonyms:

order Xiphosura; Xiphosura

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Xiphosura" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Xiphosura"):

family Limulidae; Limulidae (horseshoe crabs)

Holonyms ("Xiphosura" is a member of...):

class Merostomata; Merostomata (used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida)

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