English dictionary
Limulus
/'l/I/m/j//@/l/@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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type genus of the family Limulidae
Synonyms genus limulusSource: WordNet 3.0
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The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (<i>Limulus polyphemus</i>) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also <i>Molucca crab</i>, <i>king crab</i>, <i>horseshoe crab</i>, and <i>horsefoot</i>.
Source: webster1913