Xiphosura

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) and οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), in reference to the long, slender, stiff tail of the horseshoe crab.

Proper noun

Xiphosura

  1. A taxonomic order within the class Merostomata – distinguished from all other chelicerates by having compound eyes. The only living xiphosurans are the horseshoe crabs.

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