Anomalocaris

Translingual thumb Etymology From mul grc ἀνώμᾰλος unusual, anomalous + grc καρίς shrimp, in reference to the mouthparts, which were originally discovered disarticulated and misidentified as relatives of shrimp. Proper noun †1 f genus family Anomalocarididae family large Cambrian predators Hypernyms genus , †Dinocaridida class - class; †Radiodonta order - order; †Anomalocarididae family - family Descendants zh 奇蝦 1 Translations ancient animal Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 奇蝦 Qíxiā Japanese: ja アノマロカリス Anomarokarisu References 1 1 1 mul terms suffixed with -caris