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XIPHOSURA

• XIPHOSURA (noun)
The noun XIPHOSURA has 1 sense:

1. horseshoe crabs and extinct forms

Familiarity information: XIPHOSURA used as a noun is very rare.

• XIPHOSURA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Horseshoe crabs and extinct forms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Xiphosura; Xiphosura

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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Useful links:
Definition of class Merostomata
Definition of family Limulidae
Definition of Merostomata
Definition of Limulidae
Pronunciation of animal order

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