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
- 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
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References
    
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 Anomalocaris on  Wikispecies.Wikispecies Anomalocaris on  Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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