Aglaspis

noun

Aglas·​pis

ə-ˈglas-pəs

: a genus (order Aglaspida) of extinct Cambrian arthropods thought to be related to the modern horseshoe crabs

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aglaís "splendid, fine, bright" + New Latin -aspis -aspis

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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