limulus : Idioms & Phrases
genus limulus
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noun type genus of the family Limulidae
Limulus.
WordNet
limulus polyphemus
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noun 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
king crab; Xiphosurus polyphemus; horseshoe crab.