Anomalocaris
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmalos, “unusual, anomalous”) + καρίς (karís, “shrimp”), in reference to the mouthparts, which were originally discovered disarticulated and misidentified as relatives of shrimp.
Proper noun
†Anomalocaris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anomalocarididae – large Cambrian and Ordovician predators.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum, †Dinocaridida - class; †Radiodonta - order; †Anomalocarididae - family
Translations
ancient animal
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References
- Anomalocaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anomalocaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anomalocaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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