Eurypterida

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Eurypterida
    n 1: extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic [syn:
         {Eurypterida}, {order Eurypterida}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eurypteroidea \Eu*ryp`te*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See
   {Eurypteroid}.] (Paleont.)
   An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus
   Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic
   rocks. [Written also {Eurypterida}.]
   [1913 Webster]