Pentecopterus

Translingual

Pentecopterus relative (Eurypterus)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντηκόντερος (pentēkónteros, “fifty-oared, an ancient Greek warship”), due to similarities in shape and predatory behavior.

Proper noun

†Pentecopterus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Megalograptidae – extinct genus of sea scorpion that lived during the Ordovician period. [from 2015]

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eurypterida - order, Megalograptoidea - superfamily; †Megalograptidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pentecopterus decorahensis

References

• Pentecopterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pentecopterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pentecopterus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Eurypterida at Paleobiology Database

Further reading

• Pentecopterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia