Pentecopterus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πεντηκόντερος (pentēkónteros, “fifty-oared, an ancient Greek warship”), due to similarities in shape and predatory behavior.
Proper noun
†Pentecopterus m
- 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 Paleology Database