machaeridian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Machaeridia +‎ -ian

Noun[edit]

machaeridian (plural machaeridians)

  1. (paleontology) A fossil form of segmented (annelid) worm, of the class Machaeridia, that had a scaly armour of mineralised plates