Paradoxides

noun

Par·​a·​dox·​i·​des

: a genus of trilobites of the Middle Cambrian having from 17 to 20 free segments, a large cephalic shield, and a very small pygidium and sometimes reaching a length of about two feet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin paradoxum paradox + -ides

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