Merostomata

plural noun

Mer·​o·​sto·​ma·​ta

in some classifications

: a class or other category of chelicerate arthropods including the Xiphosura and Eurypterida and sometimes made a subdivision of Arachnida

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mer- + -stomata

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