Meaning of LIMULUS
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| | Definition: | | [n] type genus of the family Limulidae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Limulus |
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| | See Also: | | arthropod genus, family Limulidae, horseshoe crab, king crab, Limulidae, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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