eurypterid
[jʊə'rɪptə,rɪd]
- 广翅鲎
英英释义
- 1. large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
中文词源
eurypterid 广翅鲎
euro, 宽的，词源同aneurysm, Europe. -pt, 翅膀，词源同feather, compete.
英文词源
- eurypterid (n.)
- fossil swimming crustacean of the Silurian and Devonian, 1874, from Greek eurys "broad, wide" (see eury-) + pteron "feather, wing" (see pterodactyl); so called from their swimming appendages.