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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli
(-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.)
The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a
few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus
polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called
also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and
horsefoot.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli
(-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.)
The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a
few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus
polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called
also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and
horsefoot.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
horseshoe crab
n : 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 polyphemus]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
horseshoe crab
n.
A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus ''Limulus'', resembling
a crab, to which it is not closely related.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
horseshoe crab
n.
A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus ''Limulus'', resembling
a crab, to which it is not closely related.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
horseshoe crab
n.
A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus ''Limulus'', resembling
a crab, to which it is not closely related.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
horseshoe crab
n.
A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus ''Limulus'', resembling
a crab, to which it is not closely related.
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
horseshoe crab /hˈɔːsʃuː kɹˈab/
мечоопашат рак
arthropod
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
horseshoe crab /hˈɔːsʃuː kɹˈab/
Pfeilschwanzkrabbe , Seemaulwurf , Hufeisenkrebs [zool.]
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
horseshoe crab /hˈɔːsʃuː kɹˈab/
molukkirapu
arthropod
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
horseshoe crab /hˈɔːsʃuː kɹˈab/
カブトガニ
arthropod
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
horseshoe crab /hˈɔːsʃuː kɹˈab/
dolksvans, hästskokrabba
arthropod
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