Chelicerata (Noun)
Meaning
Spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The class Chelicerata is a group of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, and horseshoe crabs, all of which have a unique body structure.
- Spiders and scorpions are the most well-known members of the Chelicerata, with over 48,000 known species of spiders and more than 2,000 species of scorpions.
- Horseshoe crabs and sea spiders are also part of the Chelicerata, but they belong to different orders and have distinct characteristics.
- The Chelicerata have been on Earth for over 450 million years, with fossil evidence showing that they were present during the Ordovician period.
- The Chelicerata are named after the chelicerae, a pair of appendages that these arthropods use to capture and manipulate their prey.