LIMULUS

Limulus, genus Limulus

(noun) type genus of the family Limulidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Lim"u*lus, n.; pl. Limuli (-li). Etym: [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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