limulus Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun type genus of the family Limulidae
genus Limulus.
WordNet
Lim"u*lus noun
Etymology
L., dim. ofWordforms
Definitions
(Zoöl.) 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 alsoMolucca crab ,king crab ,horseshoe crab , andhorsefoot .