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  • 91Evolution: Tiere erobern das Festland —   Der Zeitpunkt, ab dem sich die ersten landbewohnenden Tiere entwickelt haben, ist ebenso schwierig zu bestimmen wie der für die Landpflanzen. Auch bei den Tieren handelt es sich dabei zum Teil um eine Frage der Definition beispielsweise darum,… …

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  • 92ξιφόσουρα — θαλάσσια αρθρόποδα. Από αυτά, τα μερόστομα πολυάριθμα κατά τον παλαιοζωικό αιώνα. Αντιπροσωπεύονται σήμερα μόνο από πέντε είδη, τα οποία παλιότερα περιλαμβάνονταν στα οστρακόδερμα. Στη σύγχρονη ταξινόμηση, το γένος λίμουλος (limulus) στο οποίο… …

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  • 93horseshoe crab — noun large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse • Syn: ↑king crab, ↑Limulus polyphemus, ↑Xiphosurus… …

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  • 94Limulidae — noun horseshoe crabs • Syn: ↑family Limulidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xiphosura, ↑order Xiphosura • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 95Xiphosurus polyphemus — noun large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse • Syn: ↑horseshoe crab, ↑king crab, ↑Limulus polyphemus …

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  • 96Alaskan king crab — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …

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  • 97Apostolic king — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …

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  • 98Aptenodytes longirostris — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …

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  • 99Aptenodytes Patagonica — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …

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  • 100Aquila heliaca — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …

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