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limulus — /lim yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. limuli / luy /. a crab of the genus Limulus; horseshoe crab. [1830 40; < NL Limulus name of the genus, special use of L limulus, dim. of limus sidelong, oblique; see ULE] * * * … Universalium
Limulus — noun type genus of the family Limulidae • Syn: ↑genus Limulus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Limulidae, ↑family Limulidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 • Syn: ↑horseshoe crab, ↑king crab, ↑Xiphosurus… … Useful english dictionary
limulus — /ˈlɪmjələs/ (say limyuhluhs) noun (plural limuli /ˈlɪmjəlaɪ/ (say limyuhluy)) a crab of the genus Limulus; a horseshoe crab. {New Latin, from Latin: somewhat askew, diminutive of līmus sidelong} …
Limulus — Lim u*lus (l[i^]m [ u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Limuli} ( l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo[ o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus polyphemus}) from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limulus polyphemus — Limulus Lim u*lus (l[i^]m [ u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Limuli} ( l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo[ o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus polyphemus})… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limulus — lim•u•lus [[t]ˈlɪm yə ləs[/t]] n. pl. li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] ivt horseshoe crab • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL: genus name; L līmulus, dim. of līmus sidelong; see ule … From formal English to slang
limulus — noun (plural limuli) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin limus oblique, transverse more at limen Date: 1837 horseshoe crab … New Collegiate Dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Atlantic horseshoe crab — Conservation status Near Threatened ( … Wikipedia
