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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD XIPHOSURAN

From New Latin Xiphosura, irregularly from Greek xiphos sword + oura tail.
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PRONUNCIATION OF XIPHOSURAN

xiphosuran  [ˌzɪfəˈsjʊərən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XIPHOSURAN

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Xiphosuran can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES XIPHOSURAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

xiphosuran

Xiphosura

The Xiphosura are an order of marine chelicerates that includes a large number of extinct lineages and only four extant species in the family Limulidae, which include the horseshoe crabs. The group has hardly changed in millions of years; the modern horseshoe crabs look almost identical to prehistoric genera such as the Jurassic Mesolimulus, and are considered to be living fossils. The most notable difference between ancient and modern forms is that the abdominal segments in present species are fused into a single unit in adults. Xiphosura were traditionally placed in the class Merostomata, although this term was intended to encompass also the eurypterids, whence it denoted what is now known to be an unnatural group. Although the name Merostomata is still seen in textbooks, without reference to the Eurypterida, some have urged that this usage should be discouraged. The Merostomata label originally did not include Eurypterida, although they were added in as a better understanding of the extinct group evolved.

Definition of xiphosuran in the English dictionary

The definition of xiphosuran in the dictionary is any chelicerate arthropod of the subclass Xiphosura, including the horseshoe crabs and many extinct forms. Other definition of xiphosuran is of, relating to, or belonging to the subclass Xiphosura.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XIPHOSURAN


Aaron
ˈɛərən
Aldebaran
ælˈdɛbərən
anuran
əˈnjʊərən
brachyuran
ˌbrækɪˈjʊərən
Byron
ˈbaɪərən
Cameron
ˈkæmərən
Charon
ˈkɛərən
Decameron
dɪˈkæmərən
erigeron
ɪˈrɪdʒərən
Honduran
hɒnˈdjʊərən
Huron
ˈhjʊərən
longeron
ˈlɒndʒərən
Lutheran
ˈluːθərən
macruran
məˈkrʊərən
Myron
ˈmaɪərən
schlieren
ˈʃlɪərən
siren
ˈsaɪərən
thysanuran
ˌθɪsəˈnjʊərən
veteran
ˈvɛtərən
Viren
ˈvɪərən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XIPHOSURAN

xiphihumeralis
xiphiplastra
xiphiplastral
xiphiplastron
xiphisterna
xiphisternum
xiphoid
xiphoid process
xiphoidal
xiphopagic
xiphopagous
xiphopagus
xiphophyllous

WORDS THAT END LIKE XIPHOSURAN

Aran
benzofuran
bran
buran
curran
dibenzofuran
furan
furfuran
gran
Iran
Karan
Koran
nitrofuran
Oran
ran
Salvadoran
saran
Tehran
tetrahydrofuran
thiofuran

Synonyms and antonyms of xiphosuran in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xiphosuran» into 25 languages

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Trends of use of xiphosuran

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XIPHOSURAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XIPHOSURAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about xiphosuran

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XIPHOSURAN»

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Bulletin
Present problems of geopnysics. Science, new ser., vol. 20, pp. 545-556, 1904; Eng. & Mg. Jour., vol. 78, pp. 743-744, 1904 (in part). Beecher (Charles E.). 1. Note on a new Permian Xiphosuran from Kansas. Am. Jour. Sci., 4th ser., vol. 18, pp.
‎1906
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The Nervous Systems of Invertebrates: An Evolutionary and ...
The adult Xiphosuran brain is a large, nearly spherical body with a flat or slightly concave dorsal surface ( Fig. 7A; Fahrenbach and Chamberlain, 1987). In the anterior dorsal region, the brain is innervated by the optic nerves from the lateral,  ...
O. Breidbach, Wolfram Kutsch, 1995
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Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs
BioMed Central: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/2/1 Racheboeuf PR, Vannier J, Anderson LI (2002) A new three-dimensionally preserved xiphosuran chelicerate from the Montceau-Les-Mines Lagerstatte (Carboniferous, France).
John T. Tanacredi, Mark L. Botton, David Smith, 2009
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Issues in Genomics and Non-Human Genetic Research: 2013 Edition
xiphosuran. evolution-a. case. study. on. the. ontogeny. of. Euproops. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week — Current study results on Developmental Science have been published. According to news reporting ...
‎2013
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The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life
From the oldest xiphosuran (Palaeomerus, of Early Cambrian age) to the living Limulus, the main changes have been to shorten the abdomen and to increase size. Most ancient xiphosurans were marine, but Belinurus and Euproops in- vaded ...
Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas H. V. Rich, 1989
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Arthropod Biology and Evolution: Molecules, Development, ...
Regardless of the answer, it has been suggested that the xiphosuran book gills were the prerequisite in the evolution of book lungs (Lankester 1881; Kingsley 1885; Farley 2010). In our context, it is unimportant whether book lungs evolved ...
Alessandro Minelli, Geoffrey Boxshall, Giuseppe Fusco, 2013
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Oceans and Human Health: Risks and Remedies from the Seas
The crabs can regulate the clotting cascade through proteins termed Limulus intracellular coagulation inhibitors (LICIs). Knowledge of the xiphosuran immune system and the development of the LAL test are based on the studies by Howell on ...
Patrick J. Walsh, Sharon Smith, Lora Fleming, 2011
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Solnhofen:
K. Werner Barthel Nicola Helga Margaret Swinburne, Simon Conway Morris. Fig. 5.6 (inset opposite) Xiphosuran chelicerate; moult of modern Limulus poly- phemus (Linne), Florida; length 141 mm; private collection. Fig. 5.7 (opposite) ...
K. Werner Barthel, Nicola Helga Margaret Swinburne, Simon Conway Morris, 1990
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Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology
403) that merostomes with marginal eyes and spatulate telson (i.e. Erettopterus, Plerygotus, Sl'imon'ia and Hughm'illeria) lead nektonic lives in the euphotic zone of the seas; merostomes with the eyes in a central position and Xiphosuran-like ...
Joel W. Iledgpeth and Harry S. Ladd, 1957
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Economic Geology of the Amity Quadrangle, Eastern Washington ...
Notes on a new Xiphosuran from the Upper Devonian of Pennsylvania. Am. Geol. , vol. 2«. pp. 143-146, 1 tig., 1902. Describes i*restwiehia randalli n. sp. 6. The reconstruction of a Cretaceous dinosaur, Claosaurus annectens Marsh. Conn.
Frederick Gardner Clapp, 1907

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« EDUCALINGO. Xiphosuran [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/xiphosuran>. May 2024 ».
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