Any of the marine arthropods of the family Limulidae; = horseshoe-crab n. at horseshoe, n. compounds 4. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > order Xiphosura or Merostomata > [noun] > genus Limulus > member of (12) king crabc1612 Any of the marine arthropods of the family Limulidae; = horseshoe-crab n. at horseshoe, n. compounds 4. Now rare. horse-foot1672 A crustacean of the genus Limulus, also called horseshoe-crab or king-crab. Molucca crab1681 the horseshoe crab (Limulus). Now rare. sea-louse1681 The crab Limulus moluccensis; = Molucca crab n. at Molucca, n. 1. horse-hoof1699 = horse-foot, n. 3a. horseshoe1775 Zoology. A horseshoe-crab: see compounds 4. saucepan crab1863 the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus; cf. panfish, n. 2. horseshoe-crab1865 a crab-like animal of the genus Limulus, so called from the shape of its shell; a king crab. fiddle-fish1867 (a) a name given to the Angel-fish or Monk-fish; (b) (see quot. 1867). xiphosurid1969 A xiphosurid arthropod. Subcategories:— parts of (2) |
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