Limulus

[limjulәs]

Definition

(noun.) type genus of the family Limulidae.

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Definition

(n.) 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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