poecilopod
English
Etymology
Compare French poecilopode.
Noun
poecilopod (plural poecilopods)
- (zoology, obsolete) One of the Poecilopoda, a former order of arthropods including king crabs, trilobites and horseshoe crabs.
References
- “poecilopod”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.