Eurypteroidea
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Eu`ryp`te`roi´de`a
n. pl. 1. (Paleont.) An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic rocks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.