Pentecopterus
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Translingual[edit]
Pentecopterus relative (Eurypterus)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πεντηκόντερος (pentēkónteros, “fifty-oared, an ancient Greek warship”), due to similarities in shape and predatory behavior.
Proper noun[edit]
†Pentecopterus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Megalograptidae – extinct genus of sea scorpion that lived during the Ordovician period. [from 2015]
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eurypterida - order, Megalograptoidea - superfamily; †Megalograptidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Pentecopterus decorahensis
References[edit]
Pentecopterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pentecopterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pentecopterus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Eurypterida at Paleobiology Database
Further reading[edit]
- Pentecopterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia