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Thesaurus: merostomata

A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.

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  1. n. pl. A class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/arthropoda">Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.
  2. n. used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
  3. A class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/arthropoda">Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.
  4. A class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/arthropoda">Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes thetrilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except thehorseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.
  5. n. pl. A class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/arthropoda">Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.