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

1. 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奇蝦／奇虾 (Qíxiā)

• Japanese: アノマロカリス (Anomarokarisu)

References

• Anomalocaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anomalocaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anomalocaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons