poecilopod

English

Etymology

Compare French poecilopode.

Noun

poecilopod (plural poecilopods)

1. (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.