limulus : Idioms & Phrases


genus limulus

  • noun type genus of the family Limulidae
    Limulus.
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limulus polyphemus

  • 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.
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