Eurypteroidea \Eu*ryp`te*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Eurypteroid}.] (Paleont.) An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic rocks. [Written also {Eurypterida}.]
Eurypterida n : extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic [syn: {order Eurypterida}]