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Aglaspis

noun
Aglas·​pis | \ ə-ˈglas-pəs\

Definition of Aglaspis

: a genus (order Aglaspida) of extinct Cambrian arthropods thought to be related to the modern horseshoe crabs

First Known Use of Aglaspis

1861, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Aglaspis

borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aglaís “splendid, fine, bright” + New Latin -aspis -aspis

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